Li Qi walked non-stop all the way. After crossing the Yellow River, he always chose shortcuts instead of taking the broad road, because if you take the road, you will definitely pass through some big towns, and he is the privy envoy. When those officials see him coming, they will not stop.
They tried their best to keep him, and the officials along the way also hoped to get advice from Li Qi, because there is an unwritten law in the Song Dynasty, which is to follow Li Qi to hang out. If nothing else, you will have no worries about money.︽
But in this case, how many years and months would it take to reach Laizhou, so Li Qi never entered the city along the way and slept outdoors at night.
After several days, we finally arrived in Laizhou.
Chen Ping, the prefect of Laizhou, personally came to the city gate to greet him.
"Privy Councilor, you are finally here."
Seeing Li Qi, Chen Ping was so excited that his eyes welled up with tears and he couldn't help himself.
Li Qi naturally understood Chen Ping's current situation. He had to face accusations from the people, worry about blame from Bianliang, and negotiate with the Kingdom of Jin. He had committed a serious crime these days.
Said: "Prefect Chen, you have worked hard these days."
Chen Ping burst into tears and runny nose and said, "It doesn't matter if you work harder, it's just that--oh, Privy Councilor, I really can't blame this official."
"I understand, I understand."
Li Qi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's talk while walking."
The two of them walked side by side towards the city.
As Li Qi walked, he asked, "What's the situation in the city now?"
Chen Ping sighed: "After the news came out, the people of Laizhou were very excited, especially the families of the missing persons. They all came to the government to ask for justice, but I have no choice. I have eliminated all the people in Laizhou who can be sent to search for them."
But---still got nothing."
Li Qi snorted and said, "When did the people of Laizhou become so brave and dare to go to the government to cause trouble?"
Chen Pingdao: "The Privy Council is unaware of this. This is all instigated by the businessmen from behind. They hope to receive compensation from the court."
I knew that was the case. Li Qidao: "What about the Jin Kingdom?"
As soon as Chen Ping heard about the Kingdom of Jin, he immediately gritted his teeth and said: "That Wanyan Zongbi is so arrogant and domineering. I sent people to negotiate with him many times. He even received them the first two times. Afterwards, he simply asked his soldiers to send the people I sent.
Get them out of the country."
You Jin Wushu, Wanyan Zongwang is not dead yet, and you are so arrogant. If you were to die, you would have to fly to the sky. Li Qidao: "Send someone immediately, even if I am here in person.
Let them send someone over to discuss this matter with me."
Chen Ping groaned and said: "Privy Envoy, this---."
He hesitated to speak, but what he meant was that if we sent people and they ignored us, how could we send people here? Aren't you asking for shame?
Li Qifeng said calmly: "Just do as I say, they will definitely send someone."
Chen Ping asked curiously: "Why is the Privy Council so confident?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Because I sent it to them to humiliate them, and they would refuse without reason."
Seeing that he said this, Chen Ping couldn't persuade him any more. He just wanted to throw all this troublesome matter to Li Qi and said, "Yes, I will give the order later." As he said that, he suddenly looked sideways.
He glanced at Li Qi and said, "Privy Envoy, the imperial court - what does the imperial court think of this matter?"
"Of course the court is shocked and angry." Li Qi sighed. "But don't worry, as long as you don't make any mistakes, no one can touch you." This undoubtedly shows that you are mine, and I haven't
If you lose power, who dares to touch you?
When Chen Ping heard this, a big stone floating in his heart finally fell, and he thanked him repeatedly.
"Privy Councilor, Privy Councilor, you have to make the decision for my husband!"
As soon as they arrived in the city, they suddenly heard a shrill cry and saw a woman rushing over, crying.
Chen Ping was shocked and was about to ask someone to stop his wife, but was stopped by Li Qi.
The woman rushed to Li Qi, knelt down on the ground, and cried: "Privy Councilor, I have to make the decision for the villain. There are old people at the top and young people at the bottom. It all depends on the little man.
The remuneration, now---wuwuwu---."
Before Li Qi could recover, another group of people rushed forward and knelt down in front of Li Qi, blocking Li Qi's path. They were old and young, and they were crying. I guess this woman was just the first one.
Although the imperial court issued a series of assistance policies, they have not yet been conveyed to Laizhou.
Li Qi sighed secretly, stepped forward to help the woman in front of him, and shouted to the others: "Fellow folks, please stand up first."
However, no one stood up, and they were still crying.
This made Li Qi very helpless, so he had to say again: "Everyone, please be quiet first and listen to me."
This time, the scene gradually became quiet.
Li Qidao: "Dear fellow villagers, please rest assured that the imperial court attaches great importance to this matter, otherwise it would not have sent me here. Now that I am here, I will never return empty-handed. No matter what, I will seek help for your relatives."
Justice, please, and don’t be too sad. The case is still under investigation and not a single body has been seen. In other words, your relatives may still be alive. You should put away your despairing eyes and think in your heart.
Have expectations. If people lack expectations and hopes, then they have lost everything. Therefore, as their relatives, you must cheer up. In addition, you should not worry about life problems. The imperial court has issued a subsidy order.
I dare not say more, but at least I will ensure your most basic life."
Having said this, he paused and then said: "And if you kneel here now, it will only hinder my investigation and prevent your relatives from returning a moment later. The rest will really not be of any help."
As soon as these words were spoken, the people kneeling on the ground immediately stood up and stepped aside.
Li Qi's words undoubtedly gave them reassurance. They were afraid that the court would turn a deaf ear to it, but now the court has sent a first-class official to come, which is enough to prove that the court attaches great importance to this matter, and after all, Li Qi is well-known.
, they are full of confidence in Li Qi.
"Thank you, thank you very much."
Li Qi said thank you several times, gently touched the head of the next child, and asked Ma Qiao to give some snacks and cans to the children in their arms.
Only in this way can we enter the city smoothly.
After entering the government office, Chen Ping explained the whole incident to Li Qi in detail. In short, the cause of the wind and waves can now be ruled out. Based on this point, if the shipwreck was an accident, then it would not be possible.
It is unreasonable that the ships sank together. Therefore, if the possibility of this natural disaster can be ruled out, it must be man-made. Among them, the most likely one is the Jin Kingdom, followed by Goryeo. But there is no reason for Goryeo to rob its own goods, and
, they will not be stupid enough to go against the Song Dynasty now, because this fleet of thousands of people, as well as military escorts, cannot be robbed casually, it must be a regular operation, so the Jin Kingdom is
most likely.
Of course, because there is no evidence, you cannot firmly say that Jin Guo did it. It is precisely because of this that Wanyan Zongbi dared to be so arrogant.
After understanding it, Li Qi didn't have much, he just asked Pingzhou to send someone as soon as possible.
After a day of rest, it was still dark on the second day. Li Qi and Ma Qiao, the master and servant, quietly left the government office and went to a beach.
This beach has so many sweet memories for Li Qi that I won’t mention too many. The first threesome happened here.
Li Qi walked on the beach, scenes from the past flashed through his mind, and a sense of happiness emerged spontaneously.
"Privy Envoy, people are here."
Maqiao suddenly said.
Li Qi was startled, turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a big belly walking over quickly.
"The villain Fei Yang meets the Privy Envoy."
This person is none other than the manager of the paparazzi in Laizhou, Fei Yang. Of course, his identity in Laizhou is just the owner of a restaurant. He continued: "I have kept the Privy Council waiting for a long time. This villain is really determined to die."
"It's not that exaggerated."
Li Qi smiled and said: "You are not late, I arrived early, I can't blame you." After a pause, he said again: "I guess you also know why I came, tell me everything you know.
.”
"yes."
Fei Yang immediately said: "When the villain learned about this incident, he immediately asked the brothers from Pingzhou and Yingzhou to investigate. No conclusive evidence was found, but one thing is very suspicious. After this incident, the navy from Yingzhou
The camp suddenly strengthened its security, and our people did not dare to go deep. However, the villain felt that there must be something fishy about this matter. Also, our fleet also encountered robbers before, but fortunately we did not suffer much damage. I remember one time
Back, our brothers heard each other's shouts and found that they were speaking Bohai dialect. From this, it can be seen that those robbers should be Bohai people. Coincidentally, these Jurchens are not good at water warfare, so their navy in Yingzhou are all composed of Bohai people.
Made up of Bohai people.”
The Bohae people are the constituent ethnic groups of the Bohae State, a local ethnic government established with the Sumo Mohe people as the main body and Goguryeo immigrants as assistants.
However, the Bohai Kingdom was destroyed long ago, and they have now surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, because the Bohai Kingdom is of this generation in the Bohai Bay. They mainly make a living by fishing. They know the nature of water, especially when it comes to going to sea, and are far incomparable to the Jurchens.
Yes, the Jin Kingdom did not value the importance of the navy before, but after the Battle of the Yellow River, the Jin Kingdom understood that the navy was very important for attacking the Song Dynasty, so Wanyan Sheng asked Wanyan Zongbi to establish the navy in Yingzhou.
The first naval division of Daijin was composed of all Bohai people.
After hearing this, Li Qi said: "So you also think this was done by people from the Jin Kingdom?"
Fei affirmed: "Nine times out of ten, there is no need for land on this sea, so it is difficult to find evidence. However, I don't think the Jin people are stupid enough to transport those cargo ships back to Yingzhou. With so many cargo ships, there will always be news once they dock.
There is some news, but there is no news from Yingzhou."
Li Qi frowned slightly and said, "You mean the fleet is still floating on the sea?"
Fei Yang said: "That's not necessarily true. I think they should be parked on the islands near Yingzhou. Since the Jin Kingdom established its navy, they also followed our example in the Song Dynasty. They have established docks on the islands near the coast. Currently, they are mainly
It is a docking place for fishermen who go out to sea."
Li Qidao: "Then have we sent anyone to investigate?"
Fei Yang said: "Prefect Chen has already sent people there, but there are many islands near Yingzhou and it is difficult to find them in a short time. Moreover, we don't dare to send too many ships there. After all, they are too close to Yingzhou. To avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.”
Li Qi frowned and pondered for a moment, then said: "But if we drag it on, we may not be able to find it. If I were them, I would definitely speed up the transformation of those cargo ships, so that they can legitimately enter Yingzhou. Let's do that. , you should quickly send someone dressed as a fisherman to explore the islands near Yingzhou."
"The villain obeys your orders."
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