It's the first day of November. Autumn is turning to winter. In the days when the north wind is howling, this ray of sunshine this morning seems particularly precious.
"Drive---Drive!"
Outside the North City, a group of seven or eight sentry riders galloped past, with black military flags on their shoulders. After a while, another group of sentinel riders passed by in a flash.
One team after another, they were running on the main road in and out of the city. You must know that many people usually passed by on this road, but judging from the speed of these cavalry, they did not seem to take this to heart.
Fifty miles south of the Yellow River, a group of more than thirty people slowly walked toward the city. There were more than ten guards in front, a carriage in the middle, and five or six donkey carts full of goods behind them. It seemed that they had just crossed the Yellow River.
After walking for about a while, I suddenly saw a fence in the middle of the road, and there were more than thirty imperial guards standing on both sides of the fence.
"U---!"
They stopped immediately and saw a handsome young man riding up to him and asked, "What's going on?"
There was a commanding tone in his tone.
A soldier from the other side stepped forward and said apologetically: "Sorry, there are military exercises going on here. If you want to enter the city, please take a detour to the city ten miles to the northeast."
The man seemed stunned for a moment and said, "Military exercise? What kind of military exercise? Even the road is blocked."
The soldier said: "This is a military secret and cannot be shared. Please leave as soon as possible."
"What? How dare you, a little soldier, speak to me like this? Do you know who I am?" the man shouted angrily.
The soldier said: "We are also acting under orders, please forgive me."
"I still have to go here today, let's see what you can do to me."
Swish, swish, swish!
Those soldiers simply showed their weapons, and the soldier said again: "Your Excellency, please take a detour." This time, it was a bit of a warning.
"you---."
The young man didn't seem to expect that these soldiers were so fierce and dared to show their weapons, and he was still stunned.
At this time, a voice came from inside the car, saying: "What happened?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the car curtain was opened from the inside, and an old man with a black and white beard looked ahead with a frown.
The young man glared at the soldiers, then immediately went to the carriage and whispered a few words to the old man.
The old man said loudly: "Excuse me, who arranged this military exercise?" His tone was quite majestic.
The soldier nodded and said, "It was planned by the commander of Budu Guards."
"Is it him?"
The old man frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and said to the young man: "Let's take a detour."
The young master looked surprised and said: "Dad---."
As soon as he finished speaking, the car curtain was lowered. He was asking for trouble and felt very annoyed. He waved his hand and took a detour to the northeast.
In fact, at the beginning of the fourth update last night, the military exercise codenamed "Defend the Capital" planned by Li Qi kicked off. This is probably the largest military exercise in history. Since this military exercise is called "Defend the Capital"
, naturally you cannot go to other places to practice, it must be near the capital. Where is the capital? It has the largest population in the Song Dynasty. It will definitely bring inconvenience to the people, which is unavoidable.
Therefore, starting from last night, the Forbidden Army began to block roads on a large scale, leaving only two small roads in the northeast and southwest for people to enter and exit the city. In addition, this military exercise is also aimed at the supplementary defense of the outer city. Therefore, the
The impact is not big, and it will not affect the daily life of the people inside and outside the capital.
On a small hill to the north of this level, there were more than ten people standing. The two leaders were Gao Qiu and Li Qi.
Gao Qiu looked at the group of pedestrians who were being driven away, and laughed and said: "Li Qi, you and the British Duke were really enemies in the previous life."
Li Qi asked curiously: "Why did the captain say that?"
Gao Qiu said: "Do you know who that person is?"
Li Qi shook his head and said, "To be honest, Lieutenant, I didn't even see that person's face clearly."
Gao Qiu smiled and said: "That person is Hong Gui, the Privy Council Bachelor."
"Is it him?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "That's a coincidence."
Gao Qiu nodded and said: "Yes, I heard that he went to Daming Mansion to visit relatives a few days ago. Who would have expected that he would choose to return to Beijing today? I'm afraid he didn't expect that you would shut him down this time when he returned to Beijing. Although This won’t make him angry, but given the grudge between you and the British Duke, I’m afraid he won’t feel well either.”
Li Qi touched his nose and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid it's more than that."
Gao Qiu asked curiously: "What else?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Liu Qi, you also know that defending the capital is a very important and cumbersome task, and the usual inspection work is also included, so I also set up two roads that can only enter the city. The purpose of completing the level is to train the soldiers' interrogation capabilities. To this end, I also borrowed several criminals from Kaifeng Mansion to make this exercise more realistic."
Gao Qiu frowned and said, "Then what do you mean---?"
Li Qidao: "If Bachelor Hongzhi wants to enter the city, he may have to wait until the afternoon."
Gao Qiu raised his head and looked at the sky, thinking, it's still morning! He looked embarrassed. Although the three yamen and the privy envoy are in charge of their own affairs, they have to help each other with many things. If you embarrass him, he might be wrong. One day he will embarrass you even more. Brother Qiu, who doesn't want to cause trouble, said: "How about you send someone to inform you."
Brother Qiu, you are too wise to protect yourself. Why did Li Qi say: "Captain, once this exercise starts, my duty is only to stop it, and I have said I will not interfere with the rest. Besides, when the Privy Council transferred Pharmacist Guo Didn't they discuss it with us when they returned to Yanjing? This military training is the responsibility of our third government office, and they have no right to interfere."
Gao Qiu remembered that the British Duke had repeatedly interfered with their three yamen affairs, causing him to lose face, and a trace of resentment emerged in his heart. He nodded and said: "That's right, so be it. By the way, you are Why didn't the commander of the guards Budu participate in the meeting?"
Sweat! I can't even tell the difference between a spear and a spear. How can I participate? I have to die in disgrace. What the demon said is really good. Privy Councilor is the most suitable person for me. Li Qi said hey: "I'm not here to help. Does the Taiwei care about the overall situation? Besides, if I am on one side, it will always be unfair to the other side, unless I am against the Taiwei. In that case, it can be said to be evenly matched."
This guy is so cunning, he even dragged me into it. Gao Qiu originally wanted to tease him, but he got himself into it. It was obvious that this was a trap. You must know that he and Li Qi are really evenly matched. , can't fight. If you tell the truth, you are not making fun of yourself, but if you say it out of conscience, it is not just to praise Li Qi. He laughed a few times, did not answer the question, and changed the subject: "You Will Zhongshi Dao attack today?"
Li Qi shook his head and said, "I don't know, but I don't have much hope."
Gao Qiu said: "Why is this?"
Li Qidao: "First of all, the stud wants to win, because if he loses, he will lose face. Therefore, in this situation, he will definitely act cautiously. Secondly, he has rich experience that Yue Fei and others do not have. This is what he
advantage. I think he will take this advantage to the extreme and will not rush to attack. In the end, Yue Fei and the others are all just starting out. They are all holding back their energy. Attacking at this time will obviously play into the enemy's plan."
Gao Qiu nodded and said: "What you said makes sense." He looked into the distance again. After looking for a while, he could only see dust flying, but both sides seemed to be arranging their troops, and he could not see the formation.
I understand, but I felt very bored, so I said: "Go back."
"yes."
The group of people walked towards the city again.
Gao Qiu suddenly said: "We won't have to wait for a long time when we enter the city, right?"
Li Qi smiled and said: "Of course not. If you don't even get this kind of preferential treatment, Lieutenant, then you are derelict in your duties as a subordinate."
Gao Qiu laughed and pointed at Li Qi, as if to say, you really know a lot about things.
Li Qi chuckled again and said: "Lieutenant, let's go in quietly to the side later."
Gao Qiu asked curiously: "Why is this?"
Li Qidao: "I'm afraid the Hongxue scholar is still waiting there. If we let him look at us, he will definitely come up and hitch a ride. We can't take advantage of him."
The corner of Gao Qiu's mouth twitched a few times, he coughed a few times, and said: "It's up to you. You planned this exercise. I'll just go with you anyway."
Gao! As expected of Brother Qiu, his words are really impeccable. Li Qi couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Gao Qiu in his heart.
Gao Qiu changed the subject and said, "Oh, the envoys from various countries who came to attend our New Year's Day meeting will arrive in Beijing soon. I'm afraid you will have to lift the ban by then. Otherwise, if any trouble occurs, it will damage the reputation of our Song Dynasty."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Captain, you can rest assured. I have informed His Highness the Crown Prince that I have decided to arrange a waterway specifically for foreign envoys to enter the city."
"That makes me feel relieved." Gao Qiu nodded, and said with a smile: "One more thing, how did you arrange the New Year's Day banquet? I heard from the emperor that there was no movement in the imperial dining room, haven't you?
Start preparing."
Li Qi said mysteriously: "I am already making secret preparations. I will definitely not disappoint the emperor and those foreign envoys when the time comes."
Gao Qiu glanced at him and knew that there would be no results if he continued to ask.
But at this moment, a group of people suddenly walked on the avenue not far away, walking very fast, and there was a wounded man lying on the donkey cart in the middle.
After the two quietly returned to the city, Li Qi bid farewell to Gao Qiu and went to the glass workshop, instructing Zheng Quan and others to make a cross of clairvoyance while researching and preparing for next year's need.
After having lunch in the workshop, Li Qi was about to go to the Ordnance Inspector to have a look. However, when passing a drug store, he suddenly heard a moan coming from inside, "Ouch--it hurts me to death."
Huh? This voice sounds so familiar! Li Qi turned around and saw a man walking out of the drug store, covering half of his face with one hand and his stomach with the other, limping and saying: "Isn't this Lu Qian?
"He quickly shouted: "Xiao Qian."
Lu Qian turned around and glanced. Not only did he not stop, but he walked even faster.
There's a situation! Li Qi shouted: "Lu Qian, if you take one more step, I will break your legs."
Chi---!
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qian immediately braked and stopped.
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