The cold winter has finally passed, and spring has quietly arrived when everything revives.
In the early morning of that day, Li Qi rushed to the Ordnance Supervisor with confusion. Now that the Commerce Bureau had stabilized, the Ordnance Supervisor became busy again. After all, he had received so many orders and his workload continued to increase.
Several times, things naturally increased.
"Bu Shuai, isn't that Deputy Superintendent Yu?"
Ma Qiao led Li Qi's horse and suddenly raised his head to the left and said.
Li Qi turned around and saw Yu Qi riding this donkey heading this way. Now that the weapons supervisor is making money, his salary has naturally increased. As a deputy supervisor, it is normal for him to use a donkey to travel.
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"Your Majesty, please see the Supervisor."
When Yu Qi saw Li Qi, he quickly got off his donkey and saluted.
"Wow! Deputy Superintendent, what did you do last night? How did you end up like this?" Li Qi looked at Yu Qi's eyes, a pair of panda eyes, stains on his official uniform, and messy hair. He looked nothing like usual.
That meticulous, clean and tidy Yu Qi.
Yu Qi sighed softly and said, "The supervisor doesn't know something. There was a fire at Xiaguan's house last night."
"Fire?" Li Qi couldn't help but turned pale and said, "What's going on? Is your family okay?"
Yu Qi said: "Thank you very much for the supervisor's concern. Fortunately, the fire is not big and my family is all well."
"It's good that everything is fine. As for money, if you need anything, just come to me." Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "But everything is fine, how could it catch fire?"
After hearing this, Yu Qi looked angry and said: "This is all caused by that evil boy."
"Yunwen?" Li Qi asked doubtfully, "What on earth is going on?"
Yu Qi sighed: "Last night at midnight, I just fell asleep when I heard that scoundrel shouting that there was a fire in the house. I ran out quickly and saw streams of thick smoke coming out of his room. I also heard that
There was a popping noise. At that time, the official was frightened and he quickly called someone to put out the fire. The fire was put out quickly, but the black smoke could not be dispersed for a while. My wife was so sick that she could not bear it.
Because of the black smoke, I had no choice but to take my wife to a good friend's place. After I settled my wife, I went back and asked about the matter. After asking about it, I found out that the scoundrel was tinkering with gunpowder again, accidentally.
It caught sparks and almost caused a fire, and then I had to clean the house and didn't sleep all night, so I ended up in such a mess."
Li Qi was frightened when he heard this and said, "Yunwen is tinkering with gunpowder in the house?"
Yu Qi nodded and said: "He used to do it outside the house, but my wife saw that the weather was cold and was afraid that he would freeze. So she asked him to go back to the house, and then he made such a fuss. I was really angry, but I have warned him
You are a bad boy. From now on, he will never be allowed to tinker with gunpowder again."
Li Qi frowned and said: "How can that be done? If so, why should I accept him as my apprentice?"
Yu Qi was stunned and looked at Li Qi blankly, as if to say, you are using our family's lives to recruit a disciple!
That's right! If we keep going like this, if a big explosion happens one day, then my beloved disciple will die before he even leaves the army. Li Qi felt scared when he thought about it. He pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Deputy Superintendent Yu,
What do you expect from Yunwen?"
Yu Qi was slightly startled and blurted out: "Of course he will join the court as an official."
Li Qi nodded and said: "In that case, why not let him embark on this road in advance."
Yu Qi was surprised and said: "What does the supervisor mean by this?"
Li Qidao: "I want Yunwen to enter the equipment supervision department now."
"What? This---how can this be done?"
"Why can't it work?"
"Yunwen is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he has not yet passed the examination for academic merit."
Li Qi rolled his eyes and said: "I'm not asking him to be the prime minister. Why should he get the title? It depends on whether you agree or not. If you nod, then everything will not be a problem."
"this---?"
Li Qi saw the embarrassed look on his face, didn't he understand? He smiled and said, "Are you afraid that someone will gossip?"
Yu Qi nodded awkwardly.
Li Qidao: "Don't worry, if you agree, I plan to let Yunwen join the most mysterious department of our Ordnance Supervision, so generally few people will know about it. Of course, I will give him a formal establishment."
As the deputy supervisor, Yu Qi naturally knew about that mysterious department, and also knew that the mysterious department specialized in the study of firearms. He thought to himself that this was indeed a great opportunity for Yunwen. He nodded and said: "The supervisor thinks so highly of Xiao'er,
That is the child's blessing, and I am very happy as a father, because everything depends on the supervisor."
A scholar like him will naturally put the country first.
Li Qi raised his hand and said, "Don't rush to promise me now. You also know the system of the mysterious department. Once Yunwen enters, it will be difficult for you to see him. Are you willing to do so?"
Yu Qi said: "The man has ambitions in all directions. If he has great potential and can contribute to the country, it will be too late for the subordinate to be happy. How can he be reluctant to part with him?"
"You don't need to discuss this with your wife or Yunwen."
Yu Qi shook his head and said, "No need, the lower official can still make the decision on such a trivial matter."
Li Qi nodded and said: "No matter what, you should go back and discuss it. If you decide, then bring Yunwen to me."
"Yes." Yu Qi sang, and then said: "By the way, supervisor, there is news over there. The latest bed crossbow has been developed."
Li Qi snorted and said with a smile: "This is really great news! Come on, let's go in and talk."
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from behind, shouting: "Commander Bu, please stay." Then there was another rapid sound of horse hooves.
Li Qi turned around and saw a pair of horses and men running towards him. The leader was none other than He Chong, followed by a carriage. He subconsciously said, "Is there a little girl?"
"Um?"
Yu Qi was stunned and asked in confusion: "Supervisor, what did you say?"
Li Qi was slightly startled and said with a straight face: "I didn't say anything."
While talking, He Chong had already arrived in front of Li Qi, and saw Liang Shicheng lift the curtain of the car and stick out his only remaining head.
"I'm going to see you, Taiwei." Yu Qi quickly saluted.
Liang Shicheng ignored him and said directly to Li Qi: "Economic Envoy, please come to the palace with me quickly. The emperor has summoned you to the palace to discuss matters."
Seeing Liang Shicheng's anxious face, Li Qi hurriedly asked: "Lieutenant, what happened?"
"Come up quickly, let's talk as we walk."
Li Qi knew that something serious must have happened, so he responded. He gave Yu Qi a few more instructions, and then hurriedly got into the carriage. Before he could sit firmly, Liang Shicheng ordered the coachman to set off quickly.
Li Qi asked curiously: "Captain, what happened?"
Liang Shicheng said bluntly: "There is a rebellion near Fengxiang Mansion."
Fengxiang Mansion belongs to Qinfeng Road, in the northwest, relatively close to Xixia.
Li Qi groaned, his expression a little dazed.
Liang Shicheng frowned and said, "What does your expression mean?"
Li Qi was confused and said: "The northwest is where our elite Song Dynasty is located. Except for the war against Xixia, the interior has always been very stable. How could there be a sudden rebellion? Is it the Western Army's own doing?" When he said this, he couldn't help but
He was dripping with cold sweat, but he still had to rely on the Western Army to save his life!
Liang Shicheng waved his hand and said: "You are overthinking this matter. This matter has nothing to do with the Western Army - no, it still has something to do with it. In fact, the whole thing started because of the Western Army."
Li Qi said blankly: "Lieutenant, you have almost confused me. What is going on?"
Liang Shicheng said: "This is what happened. About half a month ago, 20,000 shi of military rations transported from Jiangling Mansion to Weizhou were suddenly robbed while passing by Fengxiang Mansion."
"What? Robbing the military rations? This---how is this possible?" Li Qi exclaimed. It doesn't make sense to want to rob the Western Army's rations from the territory of the Western Army!
Liang Shicheng said: "Not only that. None of the two thousand soldiers escorting the rations escaped."
Li Qi said in shock: "It won't mean that the whole army is annihilated, right?"
Liang Shicheng said: "At present, it seems that this is the only possibility. However, a few businessmen happened to be passing by at that time. They said that they saw a group of villagers walking quickly pushing carts of grain with their heads in hand. There were about a few hundred people.
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Li Qi almost stared out of his eyes when he heard this, and said in shock: "Hundreds of villagers robbed the military rations escorted by two thousand people. Wow! Are those people all martial arts masters?"
Liang Shicheng shook his head and said: "Our family doesn't know very well, but those merchants only saw the villagers and the army rations, and did not see the soldiers escorting the army rations, so our family guessed that what they saw was the villagers transporting robbed food."
food."
It makes sense. Li Qi nodded slightly and said: "Captain, don't you think this is very strange? Even if two or three thousand soldiers face several times the number of villagers, even if they cannot defeat them, it is impossible for the entire army to be wiped out.
ah!"
Liang Shicheng said: "And do you know that it was the Western Army that transported military rations?"
Li Qi shook his head.
"Zhejiajun."
Li Qi took a sharp breath of air and then asked: "The Zhe family army? Is it very powerful?"
Liang Shicheng was surprised and said: "As the commander-in-chief of Sanya, you don't even know about the Zhe family army?"
"Uh... I like to collectively refer to them as the Western Army." Li Qi said awkwardly.
Liang Shicheng was completely speechless at Li Qi, who was so derelict in his duties, but Nian did not say much shortly after he took office, saying: "This Zhejia Army is the most elite unit in the Western Army. It has been passed down from generation to generation and has repeatedly made great achievements.
The Yang Family Army is as famous as the Zhong Family Army, or even better."
Why the Western Army of the Northern Song Dynasty was so awesome is because they were passed down from generation to generation, and there is no such thing as "a general does not know his soldiers, and a soldier does not know his generals".
Li Qi covered his mouth and said in surprise: "So powerful?" He felt extremely depressed. You know, the only one in his heart was Yue Jiajun!
But when this happens, the problem arises. The most elite troops in the Song Dynasty were completely annihilated by the villagers. How many villagers will rebel? Li Qi's forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat, and he said: "Mr.
Lieutenant, this—that—doesn’t it mean that the entire Fengxiang Mansion has rebelled?”
Liang Shicheng nodded and said: "Originally, the emperor thought so too, but the problem was a letter from the magistrate of Fengxiang Mansion, saying that everything in Fengxiang Mansion was fine and there was no rebellion."
How is this possible? Is it a ghost? Li Qi felt his scalp numb and said: "Lieutenant, do you think it was the leader of the Fengxiang Mansion who led the rebellion?"
Liang Shicheng shook his head and said: "How do we know this? Everything has not been found out yet."
Li Qi snorted, then suddenly his expression tightened and he said: "Your Majesty summoned me to the palace so urgently, doesn't he want me to lead the troops to put down the rebellion?"
Liang Shicheng was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The emperor has not said anything, and our family does not dare to speculate on the holy will."
Are you kidding me? You dare to change the imperial edict, but you dare not speculate on the holy intention. Who do you think you are trying to influence? Li Qi secretly despises Liang Shicheng, but this matter is indeed too weird. (To be continued...)