There is no means of transportation these days, and the fastest means of transportation is the horse. If everything is decided by the emperor, the enemy may be here before the emperor's decree is sent out, and it is not yet possible.
The motives of the Jin army were not completely clear, so Zhao Kai either went there in person or sent someone to go there. What was this used for? It was to issue orders in the past to avoid having to ask the emperor for instructions at any time, which would delay the war.
Then of course this person must be Li Qi, because Li Qi is the only person who knows Zhao Kai's entire plan at present, so only he can best weigh the interests. The decision he makes must be based on the overall situation, no matter whether it is to enter or exit.
Whether to retreat or not is based on Zhao Kai's plan.
Therefore, Zhao Kai didn't tell Li Qi anything. In other words, you have to figure it out yourself. After all, he knows the situation too well.
Privy Councilor's Office.
"Husband."
As soon as Li Qi entered the door, Bai Qiannuo walked over quickly and said, "Husband, I heard that the emperor has announced that you have entered the palace. Has something big happened?"
She ran to go to court today, but after waiting for a long time, Zhao Kai suddenly said that he would not go to the morning court today. This was the first time that Zhao Kai had temporarily canceled the morning court since he came to the throne. Bai Qiannuo saw that Qin Hui was not there again, and felt a little confused, so he went out
After arriving at the palace, she hurried home to discuss with Li Qi. When she got home, she found out that Li Qi had been summoned to the palace by the emperor. She was sure that something must have happened, and had no intention of going to the Yamen anymore. She waited for Li Qi at home.
return.
Li Qi said with a sad face: "Let's talk about it after we go in."
After arriving at the house, Li Qi briefly explained the matter to several wives.
"You---you said the Jin Army might move south again?"
Bai Qiannuo was shocked when he heard this, and looked at Li Qi in disbelief.
Li Qi sighed: "Judging from the current situation, it is very possible."
Bai Qiannuo suddenly opened his eyes again and said, "Then our ---."
Li Qi didn't wait for her to finish her words, then raised his hand and said: "If a war really breaks out, it will be good if you can survive. Don't think too much about anything else."
Feng Yinu worriedly said: "My husband, wouldn't it be very dangerous for you to go here?"
"Of course there are dangers in fighting." Li Qi sighed and said: "A battle with the Kingdom of Jin is the last thing I want to encounter, because this battlefield is the only one I have no confidence in. The victory or defeat is 50-50."
Yelu Guyu frowned and said: "Oops! If the Jin army's target is really the Song Dynasty, they will definitely launch an attack in early autumn. Husband, you only have more than a month to prepare."
"I know, so the emperor asked me to set off today."
Li Qi nodded, held the hands of Feng Yinu and Ji Hongnu respectively, and said with a smile: "Okay. Okay, don't worry too much. Everything is still unknown now. We were at such a big disadvantage in Kaifeng.
Even if you can win, let alone now, don’t worry, although my husband’s abilities are average, he is very lucky. You guys are waiting for me to come back at home.”
Among his wives, Feng Yinu and Ji Hongnu were the most sentimental. Like Bai Qiannuo and Yelu Guyu, they had seen the world and would not be intimidated.
Ji Hongnu said with red eyes: "Brother, you must be careful when you go. Hongnu is waiting for you to come back at home."
Li Qi nodded and promised Bai Qian: "Qiniang, Qin Hui is busy arranging food and grass matters. It is unlikely that there will be any action recently. Don't worry about the fighting in the court and do your best to take care of the economy.
.We must make complete preparations. Time is running out. If war breaks out, the economy will definitely suffer heavy losses. The economy is the foundation of our country and cannot collapse."
Bai Qiannuo nodded.
Li Qi added: "Oh, you should discuss this with Taishi Cai and the others more. After all, they have experience, but you still have to think more about everything by yourself. You will go to Taishi Academy later to tell Uncle Wang that I am leaving Beijing.
Let them discuss countermeasures as soon as possible to stabilize the country."
"Yes, I'll go there later."
Yelugu said: "Husband, I will go with you."
Li Qi said decisively: "No, you have to stay here to take care of this family, as well as the red slaves and the others. This is not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. With you at home, I will feel much more at ease. There are drunkards and Ma Qiao with me."
Just stay with me." Then he said to Liu Yunxi: "Shi Niang, you can come with me."
Liu Yunxi nodded.
Due to the sudden incident, Li Qi had no extra time at all, not even time to meet Cai Jing and the others. He packed up his luggage hastily, ate something casually, and set off after the girls said goodbye.
Since Li Qizhen was in a hurry, he did not bring many people with him. In addition to Maqiao, Jiugui, and Shi Niang, there were also Yang Zaixing, Wang Gui, and Dong Xian. Moreover, in order to avoid causing unnecessary panic, several people
Yes, choose casual clothes.
The group of people came to the north city gate and saw a jade-faced young man riding a horse waiting in front of the city gate. When the young man saw the carriage coming, he quickly rode up to meet it.
Li Qi opened the car door curtain and said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect that our husband and wife would have to fight side by side again so soon."
The person who came was none other than Zhao Jingyan. He didn't know why. With Zhao Jingyan around, Li Qi felt more at ease. At least he had someone to discuss with him. After all, there were many things that he couldn't discuss with Yue Fei and the others. So after leaving the palace, he immediately
He asked someone to go to the Qingguo Duke's Mansion and notify Zhao Jingyan and ask her to wait for him at the north gate.
Zhao Jingyan jumped on the carriage, looked at Li Qi in surprise, and said, "It's rare to see you so unsure of yourself. It seems like this is really no small matter."
When Li Qi asked someone to inform Zhao Jingyan, he didn't go into details. He just asked Zhao Jingyan to accompany him on a long trip.
Li Qi first waved his hand and asked the coachman to hurry up, and then said: "The sky may collapse today."
Zhao Jingyan's eyes widened when she heard this, and she looked at Li Qi in horror. Judging from Li Qi's words, she knew that something serious must have happened.
Li Qi told Zhao Jingyan the whole story.
After Zhao Jingyan heard this, she pondered for a while with fear on her face and said, "Do you think this is a conspiracy or a coincidence?"
Li Qi sighed and said: "This is what I am most worried about. If it is a coincidence, we will be much more relaxed. If it is a conspiracy, it will be very bad. As for Japan, I guess it doesn't have much to do with it. The key is Tubo, Xixia,
We don't know if there is any secret agreement between them in the Jin Kingdom. The main thing is Xixia. If they defect to the Jin Kingdom again, then the Tubo side must have premeditated it, which is very detrimental to us.
If this is really the case, once I survive this disaster, I will definitely not be able to spare that Xixia child."
He had great confidence in Xixia in the past, but once a war breaks out, anything can happen, which no one can predict. Any accident may cause the entire war situation to change.
Zhao Jingyan asked: "How many troops did the Jin Kingdom dispatch?"
"We don't know yet, even the Zongzhifu who is in Yanshan Mansion can only guess, but there is no smoke without fire!"
Li Qi sighed and continued: "As the saying goes, you are not afraid of thieves stealing, but you are afraid of thieves thinking about it, because you don't know when the thief will start and what means he will use to steal. In fact, I have predicted that Song Jin will sooner or later
There was a battle. I just didn’t expect to come back so soon.”
Zhao Jingyan said: "Then where are we going now?"
"Yunzhou."
Li Qidao: "Now that the autumn harvest is approaching, I don't have time to think too much. Judging from the current situation, if the other side wants to attack, it is likely that they will concentrate their forces and go south from Yunzhou to eat the west before our reinforcements arrive."
Army, cut off an arm of our army. Then go to the Central Plains. During the battle between Yanyun and Yun, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan intended to send troops from Ping and Yunzhou at the same time to divide our army and annihilate it. However, Zongzhifu and Han Shizhong attacked simultaneously by land and water.
Wanyan Zongwang withdrew, which directly caused Wanyan Zonghan's plan to send troops to die.
I think they have also learned a lesson. We have many people. If we divide our troops, we will not be afraid of him. But if they concentrate their troops to fight quickly and do not give our troops a chance to rendezvous, then they can defeat them one by one. Once the Western Army really
If something goes wrong, it will be a big blow to the morale of our army, which will have many negative impacts."
"What you said makes sense. In the battle at Kaifeng Prefecture, it was precisely because the Zhe family army held back Wanyan Zonghan's army, and the Zhong family army came to the capital to rescue him, that led to Wanyan Zongwang's defeat. If Wanyan Zonghan had been defeated at that time,
If they can arrive in Kaifeng ahead of the Zhong Family Army, then Kaifeng may have been captured long ago, so they are most likely to concentrate their forces to destroy the Western Army. Firstly, they can severely damage our army, and secondly, they can cut off our connection with Xixia.
Even if they can't go any further, if they control Taiyuan, it will be equivalent to occupying half of our country."
Zhao Jingyan suddenly frowned as she spoke and said: "But they didn't capture Kaifeng back then. Now that our country is more powerful, where did they get the confidence? Do they really have no worries at all? Once the war starts,
It’s not something they, the Jin Kingdom, can easily afford.”
Li Qidao: "If they get help from Xixia and Tubo, if it were me, I would give it a try."
"What if it's not?"
"Did you think of something?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "I think it is impossible for the Jin Kingdom to have no concerns at all, otherwise they would not quietly gather their troops and hide their intentions. It can be seen that they wanted to make a sneak attack and catch our army by surprise. During their first move south, they still
I made a statement in advance, which shows that they are still very wary." As she said this, she suddenly glanced at Li Qi and said, "Husband, do you still remember the plan to expand to the west that you mentioned in Jiaozhi?"
Li Qi was stunned and said: "You are saying that the Jin Kingdom has made two plans. If there is no chance to attack Yanyun, they will immediately march westward."
Zhao Jingyan nodded and said: "If the Jin Kingdom has this plan, then there will be a better reason to send troops from Yunzhou, because Yunzhou happens to be the throat of the northwest, and you can go south, north, or west. I think Jin
The country will not fight an uncertain war. We cannot afford to lose, and they cannot afford to lose either, because as far as I know, the Jin** team is composed of various tribes. If it is completely unprofitable, they are
I won’t do it.”
"Listening to what you said, it's really possible." Li Qi nodded thoughtfully, and then said angrily: "Unfortunately, we know very little about it. We have to wait until we get to Yunzhou to find out what the situation is like.
I hope it’s as you said.”
...
Prince's Mansion.
Mrs. Qin was sitting in the garden in a daze, with a melancholy expression between her brows.
Xiao Tao, who was standing next to her, curled her lips and said, "This Privy Councilor really doesn't keep his word at all. He asked Madam to go to Taishi Academy today, but you haven't arrived yet. The sun is almost setting."
Mrs. Qin was startled and said slightly disappointed: "Forget it, he must have been delayed for something."
"Then you have to send someone to deliver a message so that you can wait, madam."
Mrs. Qin raised her eyelids slightly and cursed with a smile: "Who said I was waiting for him? You girl is getting more and more hateful."
Xiaotao stuck out her sweet tongue and smiled without saying a word.
At this time, a servant came to report that Wang Zhongling was back.
"I see."
Mrs. Qin nodded, then got up and went to the front yard, but as soon as she reached the door, she heard a helpless sigh from inside, and heard Wang Zhongling say: "This Jin man is really, really good, what kind of battle are we going to fight?
Wasn’t the lesson you taught them last time enough?”
"What about fighting? Where did you hear this?"
"Qiniang just went to the Taishi Academy. Although she didn't say it in detail, I heard that there must be some movement in Yanyun from the Kingdom of Jin. Otherwise, Li Qi would not have been able to go north in such a hurry.
It is said that the emperor did not even attend the morning court today."
"What did you say? Li Qi went north?"
"Isn't it?"
Mrs. Qin outside the door felt inexplicably twitching in her heart.
"Would that be dangerous?"
"How do I know this?"
"Alas--how long has it been peaceful? We are going to fight again." (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!