As the saying goes, a moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold.
But Qi Yu's night was a waste of more than ten thousand dollars.
When he learned that Damen was being tricked by Huang Fei, he lost his original sleepiness and began to plan his return south all night long.
There are three main reasons why we should leave in a hurry.
The first one is that the Ministry of War's troops have taken over the capital, and it would be redundant to stay any longer. Since you are not welcome, why not leave as soon as possible?
The second is that winter has passed for the most part, and the Spring Festival will be at the end of the year in a few months. If we can hold on tight on the way home, we might be able to spend the New Year with our family.
The third thing is that I have to rush to attend the funeral ceremony of my mentor Meng Lan as soon as possible. If I delay for too long, I may miss it. Therefore, I must find a way to start as soon as possible.
With the above three things in mind, Qi Yu had no intention of staying any longer.
Things went quite smoothly, and as soon as I submitted my resignation, I immediately received the little emperor's hearty consent.
Now that you’ve agreed, let’s go.
After the decision was made, Qi Yu set off a flying monkey with special significance and assembled the team under the tent.
Many people came to express their farewell after hearing the news.
In addition to relatives and friends like Zhou Chunsheng, Yang Gonglin, Yuwen Hongyuan, Gongyang Yucheng, etc., there were also some strange colleagues who could not be beaten with eight poles.
Qi Yu had no airs and said goodbye to everyone one by one. Finally, he specially asked Yin Jun to have a private talk.
"You should supervise the affairs in the court more. As long as there are no perverse and bad policies, the country will not be in chaos. For the person in the harem, you can use more forceful methods and be less humane. Only in this way can there be success.
Maybe you can suppress her. This is my recent practical experience, you might as well try it."
"Okay, I've written it down!"
Qi Yu nodded and added: "The warship I gave you is now docked on the shore of Dagu Port. Its nickname is 'Zhiyuan Ship'. If you need it, you can dispatch it at any time."
"Zhiyuan Ship..." Yin Jun muttered silently and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter what the name is, as long as it's not called 'White-faced First Ship'!"
Qi Yu rolled his eyes at him, and then added: "If you encounter any difficulties, you can send me a message at any time. I, Qiongzhou, will never disobey you. Okay, I will not talk about other nonsense. Please take care of yourself."
Yin Jun said 'hmm' and warned him: "The Nanyang area is not very peaceful, so you have to take care of yourself. Also, you must remember to be kind to my sister. If she is bullied in any way, see how I deal with you!"
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"Don't worry, I'm leaving!"
"Bon Voyage!"
"..."
Just as he was about to set off, he saw a guard of honor suddenly walking towards us.
If you look closely, you will see that the emperor has arrived.
Since this time we were escorting the ‘Taihuang Emperor’ south, I had to show off my filial piety and come to see him off.
Fortunately, Huang Fei's disguise as 'Your Majesty Zongzi' and Sun Qiaoyun's disguise successfully deceived the careless little emperor.
Of course, that includes those who are peeking in the dark.
"Qi Shaobao, take care along the way!"
"Your Majesty also values it!"
After bidding farewell to the emperor, Qi Yu immediately waved his hand and ordered the team to set off.
Let’s go!!
In an instant, flags fluttered, Jiji staggered, and a mighty momentum burst out.
This was also the time when the emperor was most worried.
What if this army suddenly changes sides...
He worried too much.
The departing Qiongzhou army walked out of the "send off" circle of the imperial army in a very orderly manner and left the city smoothly.
Then, it headed southeast at full speed.
Alas, I finally left.
Compared with the emperor's nervousness, the common people seemed much calmer, just looking at the fun.
As everyone knows, there is a special figure among the onlookers.
who?
Zhou Chunsheng's abandoned wife Yao.
After she learned that her son Zhou Junmao was going to Nanyang with her cousin Qi, she almost stayed up all night. She had been waiting here for three hours since the rooster crow.
In fact, she didn't have any special desire, she just wanted to take a look at her son from a distance.
When a son travels thousands of miles, a mother worries, as does anyone.
While wiping her tears, she murmured regretfully: "When scholars talk about regret, they probably refer to people like me..."
However, the bitter fruit has already been achieved, so what’s the use of regret?
Also spying on Yao was Empress Dowager Su's minion, Wang Zhifan.
After observing all the movements of Qiong Jun, he was immediately shocked.
wrong!
Very wrong!
The Qiongzhou Prefectural Army originally had 5,000 troops. Excluding the hundreds who died in the battle, there should be more than 4,000 left.
But now, according to visual inspection, there are only two thousand people outcropping. Where have the other two thousand gone?
Could it have evaporated like water?
Absolutely impossible!
What's more, this wave of Qiong troops were recruited from Dawan Prefecture. At that time, in order to march quickly, they all took warships to go north by sea, and then landed at Dagu Port, and then took the land route to the capital.
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If we take this as a guide, their return route should be to go to Taku first, and then take the battleship back the same way they came. This is only reasonable.
However, right now, the Qiong Army's marching route has seriously deviated.
If they return to Dagu Port, they have to head northeast, but in fact, they are heading southeast. Don't you think this is the opposite direction?
Based on the above, Qiong Jun's behavior is obviously strange, and there is 80% chance that there is some unknown trick hidden in it.
Well, we must report it to the Empress Dowager as soon as possible so that we can make a decision.
…
Speaking of Qi Yu and his party, they suddenly stopped thirty miles after leaving the city.
At this time of day, I make meals too early and rest too late, which feels very out of rhythm.
"Father, why did you stop suddenly?"
"Yes, husband, why don't you leave?"
Qi Yu stroked his beard and smiled, and said mysteriously: "There is a saying in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu: Soldiers are crafty. The imaginary is real, and the real is imaginary. Now I want to make a tactic of imaginary and real, so I stopped to make some arrangements.
, to confuse the peepers in the dark.”
Are there peepers?
who?
Upon hearing this, Yin Tao immediately became nervous, while Qi Xiao's face was blank, as if he was in the fog.
Fearing that his concubine would be frightened, Qi Yu quickly comforted him and said, "Don't be afraid, Tao'er, I'm here!"
After that, he further explained: "Actually, everything is under my control. Even if she tries all her means, she can't achieve her goal."
Yin Tao was startled after hearing this, and thought to herself: Who does the husband refer to, her or him?
