"...You mean that Li Zexuan summoned the generals from the four battalions of the A-shaped camp, the C-shaped camp, the D-shaped camp, and the W-shaped camp to discuss matters in secret~?"
In a corner of the Xuanjia Military Academy, Qiu Xinggong was inspecting the school. Sun Tao, the captain of the Yizi Camp, hesitated for a moment and informed Qiu Xinggong of the news he had learned. When Qiu Xinggong heard this, he immediately frowned, and at the same time, his heart rose. Feeling wary and silent for a moment, he frowned and asked:
"Do you know why Li Zexuan summoned them?"
Sun Tao shook his head and said: "Li Shenjun's camp is guarded by his people. Our people can't get close, so we have no way of knowing what they are discussing!"
Zhang Kangnian was beheaded, and now Sun Tao became Qiu Xinggong's "number one general" and the only general. Even so, Sun Tao did not feel any joy, but instead felt a sense of sadness that he was about to end. Now he and Qiu Xinggong Xing Gong's report was just a routine matter, not that he wanted to target Li Zexuan!
"Hmph! The day after tomorrow is the military strength competition between the Y-zi battalion and the E-zi battalion. At this time, he summoned the generals of the other battalions. Could it be that he wants to ask for help from other battalions?"
Qiu Xinggong rolled his eyes and soon thought of a possibility, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was infinitely close to the truth, so he said to Qiu Xinggong: "Send more people to pay attention to Wuzi Camp Over there, if you find that the masters from the other camps secretly entered the Wuzi Camp, report it to me immediately!"
In Qiu Xinggong's opinion, Li Zexuan suddenly made such an abnormal move "on the eve of the decisive battle" because he must have wanted to "cheat" in the competition with Yiziying. As for the method of cheating, it was also very simple. The Xuanjia Army invited "foreign aid" to the Camp, Bing Camp, and Ding Camp. Each battalion of the Xuanjia Army has a thousand people. Among these thousand people, there are a dozen masters mixed in. They are not so eye-catching, but in the competition, But it is very possible that the battle situation will be changed because of the participation of these dozen people!
"...Li Canjun acted openly and aboveboard, so he would not resort to such despicable methods, right? Besides, during the competition, His Majesty and the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China will ride on fairy lanterns to watch the battle at high altitude. If people from other battalions sneak into the Wuzi Camp, they will be easily detected. Did you find out? Why did Li Canjun take such a big risk~? "
After hearing Qiu Xinggong's guess, Sun Tao was a little unimpressed. He didn't believe that Li Zexuan would be such a person.
When Qiu Xinggong heard this, he immediately said angrily: "What do you know? There are so many people in each battalion. If people from more than a dozen other battalions sneak into the fight, who will notice it? Li Zexuan definitely cannot beat the Y-zi battalion. That’s why we decided to take the risk! As long as we grasp his handle, our Y-zi camp can win this competition without a fight! Follow my instructions and keep an eye on the E-zi camp for these two days!"
After Li Er's face-to-face warning yesterday, Qiu Xinggong really didn't dare to make any secret stumbling blocks for Li Zexuan anymore, because once Li Er found out, he would probably be expelled from the court directly, and his life might even be at risk!
But Qiu Xinggong thought, just because conspiracy doesn't work, doesn't mean you can't use conspiracy! Once he discovers the cheating evidence that Li Zexuan secretly hired "foreign aid" and exposes it, Li Zexuan will be completely unable to gain a foothold in the Xuanjia Army. By then, even Li Er can't say anything, and Li Zexuan can only leave Xuanjia with his tail between his legs. Army camp!
But he didn't know that Li Zexuan was not worried that the W-Zi Battalion would be defeated by the B-Zi Battalion. He even directly ignored this matter and was planning for a more long-term matter - special forces and communications troops!
As for the soldiers at Wuzi Camp, no one paid attention to the big competition tomorrow. Everyone was eating as they should and training as usual. It seemed that everyone had forgotten what was going to happen the day after tomorrow. The matter of competing with Yiziying, or in other words, they no longer take this little matter to heart!
"… yes!"
Sun Tao gritted his teeth and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He just responded and turned around to leave.
He knew that even if he said some things, the headstrong Qiu Xinggong would not listen, so it was better not to say them.
In fact, although he didn't say anything, he didn't take Qiu Xinggong's speculation seriously! As the captain of the Y-ziying camp, his family knew about his own affairs. In the past, Sun Tao was very confident that the Y-ziying camp would defeat the E-ziying camp, but now... After experiencing yesterday's fighting competition, he did not dare to have any doubts about the W-ziying camp. With a contemptuous heart, although he didn't understand why Wu Ziying's strength improved so quickly, it was an indisputable fact that Wu Ziying and Jia Ziying were equally matched in the ring!
In other words, Wu Ziying's current strength has the qualifications to challenge Jia Ziying!
And what about Yiziying
Even if the B-zi battalion is in peak condition, there is absolutely no possibility of defeating the A-zi battalion, not to mention that after yesterday's fighting competition, the entire B-zi battalion has fallen into a low morale!
One side has high morale and strong strength, while the other side has low morale and no improvement in strength. If these two sides compete, who will win and who will lose can be known by a discerning person at a glance!
Therefore, Sun Tao did not think that Li Zexuan would "recruit foreign aid" from other camps. It was completely unnecessary, unnecessary, and even risky!
However, Qiu Xinggong insisted that he send people to keep an eye on Wuzi Camp. What else could he, a "tool man", do? Just do it!
In fact, Sun Tao didn't like Qiu Xinggong's style. He had a flatterer named Zhang Kangnian before. Some of the "dirty work" assigned by Qiu Xinggong was done by Zhang Kangnian, a sycophant. He actually did not participate much. However, Zhang Kangnian was beheaded for inciting soldiers to mutiny. The "dirty work" he originally did was Sun Tao can only take over!
This is also a last resort!
Sun Tao also thought about leaving Qiu Xinggong and joining Li Zexuan or Duan Zhixuan. However, as the founding general of the country, Qiu Xinggong was extremely powerful. In addition, he had been kind to him, and he had already been marked as "Qiu Xinggong". Label, even if he defected to Li Zexuan or Duan Zhixuan, the other party would not dare to accept him!
Therefore, now he and Qiu Xinggong can only be prosperous and perish at the same time. Ahem, no, it should only be a matter of death, and absolutely no part of glory! In Sun Tao's view, in the fight between Qiu Xinggong and Li Zexuan, Qiu Xinggong has been completely at a disadvantage, and there is absolutely no possibility of a comeback. The competition between Yiziying and Wuziying the day after tomorrow is likely to be Qiu Xinggong's final battle. After the first battle, Qiu Xinggong will probably have to leave the Xuanjia Army completely, and he, Qiu Xinggong's "little brother", can only sink to the bottom of the sea with Qiu Xinggong's dilapidated ship!
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"Xiao Ke, did something happen over there in Taiyuan?"
Academy, Yan Silu's office.
Li Ke originally thought that Yan Silu asked him to go back to the academy because he had something to tell him. He never expected that as soon as they met, before he even had time to salute Yan Silu and say hello, Yan Silu dropped him directly. Such a "depth charge"!
A layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on Li Ke's forehead.
Li Tai was kidnapped by Turkic spies in Taiyuan. Not many people knew about this matter. No one in the academy knew about it. Although the academy had a telegraph machine and could contact the teachers and students of Yanhuang Academy in Taiyuan at any time, but The Taiyuan side has never reported this matter back to the academy. Whenever the academy sends a telegram to ask about the situation in Taiyuan, Tiedan always replies to the academy with words such as "everything is fine, everything goes well"!
This is not because they cannot trust the people in the academy, but the result of comprehensive consideration by Tie Dan, Mo Chui and other academy gentlemen!
Some of the old gentlemen in the academy, such as Li Gang, Yan Silu, Mo Huai and others, are really too old. Previously, when Wu Jie broke into Yunshan alone, old Mr. Li Gang almost died due to the stimulation. Fortunately, Li Zexuan and Xuan Qing rushed thousands of miles to catch up. He came back, and together with Sun Simiao, he brought Li Gang back from the gate of hell!
Although Li Gang was rescued in the end, after this incident, the old man's body was no longer what it used to be. This incident has become an eternal pain in the hearts of the teachers and students of the academy!
So something happened in Taiyuan this time. After several discussions, Tiedan, Mo Chui and others finally decided not to reveal the news to the academy, even when the news was sent back to the palace. Of course, this decision also had Li Zexuan's consent. They even vaguely asked Li Er not to spread the news (in fact, they did not need to remind him at all. Li Er had no intention of spreading the news, because more people knew about it, and it would not be of any help to rescue Li Tai. (On the contrary, it will cause variables!), they are worried that after the old gentlemen in the academy learn the news, they will be unable to bear it psychologically and have an accident!
It is said that having an old man in the family is like having a treasure, and these old gentlemen in the academy are all highly respected people, but they are all the treasures of the academy. They use their profound knowledge, noble moral character, and rich life experience to "nurture" Students, losing any of them would be a great loss to the academy!
Is it finally time to hide it? Or did Mr. Yan and the others know something
Li Ke smiled bitterly in his heart and frowned slightly. He didn't expect that after hiding it for so long, he finally couldn't hide it anymore. But he didn't understand where Yan Silu got the news
Of course, none of this matters anymore. The question now is whether he should tell Yan Silu the truth!
No! no! He can't take this risk!
Thinking that Li Gang was critically ill and almost drove away from Hexi, Li Ke secretly shook his head and made a decision in his heart. Even if he was lying to others, he had to stabilize Yan Silu first!
"Mr. Kong Gui, everything is fine over there in Taiyuan, and nothing unexpected happened!"
After a moment of hesitation and entanglement, Li Ke calmed down and his expression returned to normal. He bowed his hand to Yan Silu and said.
Yan Silu shook his head. He had caught the hesitation and confusion on Li Ke's face just now. In this way, it further confirmed his guess. After a moment of silence, he said: "I heard that you met this morning. There were nine Hu merchants with nine surnames in Chang'an City, and Yanhuang Bank immediately cut off its financial transactions with merchants from Anguo and Kangguo. Could it be that these nine Hu merchants were involved in the crisis in Taiyuan City?"
It is said that people become better with age. Yan Silu has been ups and downs in the officialdom all his life. What kind of person has he never seen? What kind of things have you never encountered? Although Li Ke was far ahead of his peers, he still looked extremely immature in front of Yan Silu. Although Li Ke did not admit it personally, and even denied it, Yan Silu still concluded that something had happened to Taiyun, and would not give him any advice at all. Li Ke's opportunity to retort.
Li Ke's face turned pale. He didn't expect that Yan Silu could infer so much based on this little information, let alone that things would develop to this point. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer Yan Silu's question.
"Oh! Something happened!"
For a moment, Yan Silu seemed to have aged several years. If he had just guessed before, now seeing Li Ke's appearance, he could basically conclude that something happened in Taiyuan. When Li Ke saw this, he couldn't help but feel sad: "Kong." Mr. Gui…”
But before the words of comfort could be uttered, Yan Silu waved his hand to interrupt. He asked calmly: "Can you... tell me, who is in trouble over there in Taiyuan? Is there a way to save it? Don't worry, I'm in good health. You’re still strong and can hold on!”
Although Yan Silu's face was very calm, the attentive Li Ke still noticed that the old man's fists were clenched and his nails were embedded in his flesh. His fists were shaking slightly due to too much force. Li Ke knew that the old man This was forcibly suppressing his inner emotions. He also knew that he could not remain so "passive", otherwise the old gentleman would make wild guesses on his own, which would probably consume more energy and make him even more unbearable!
Li Ke took a deep breath, and his bright eyes met Yan Silu's somewhat turbid and moist eyes. His childish face now had a maturity far beyond his peers. After meeting Yan Silu's gaze, , Li Ke first cupped his hands, and then said seriously:
"Mr. Kong Gui, there is indeed something going on over there in Taiyuan. The reason why I didn't tell you and Mr. Wenji and the others is because I don't want you to worry about it! Although you have guessed some things now, the specific situation there, students I'm afraid I still can't tell you in detail, but the student can assure you that the crisis in Taiyuan will be resolved soon. The court and the mountain chief have taken action. I believe that all the teachers and students of the academy will be able to return safely without landing! "
Hearing this, Yan Silu's clenched fists finally loosened, and he asked nervously: "You didn't lie to me this time?"
Li Ke looked ashamed and said: "I deceived Mr. earlier out of necessity, but what I just said is true. The crisis in Taiyuan City is really about to be resolved!"
Yan Silu nodded. His body was finally able to lean back and lean on the back of the chair, and he could breathe a sigh of relief. After a long silence, Yan Silu came to his senses and asked: "This matter, Does the mountain chief also know?"
Li Ke nodded and said: "The mountain commander has always known! Moreover, the mountain commander has also made some arrangements in Taiyuan, so Mr. Kong Gui does not need to worry too much. The mountain commander can still sit firmly in the army at this moment, which is the situation in Taiyuan. It's still under his control, otherwise the mountain chief must have gone to Taiyuan in person at this moment! And didn't Mr. Kong Gui notice that there was one less person on Yunshan Mountain recently? "
"One person is missing~?"
Yan Silu was startled when he heard this, and after thinking for a long time, he finally came back to his senses. He suddenly said: "Is it him? The mountain chief has made the best use of his people. With him in Taiyuan, I can feel more at ease!"
After muttering to himself for a while, Yan Silu came back to his senses and looked at Li Ke and said:
"Okay! Since you don't want to explain the things in Taiyuan in detail, I won't press you anymore. I guess there are still many things at the bank. Xiao Ke, you can go back and do your work!"
His tone was no longer as heavy as before, and even had a hint of relaxation.
"Then student resigns!"
Li Ke cupped his hand, and then said with some worry: "I hope Mr. Kong Gui can keep this matter secret, especially Mr. Wen Ji!"
Yan Silu nodded and said, "Don't worry, I understand the importance!"
Li Ke then handed over and left.
After walking out of the office, Li Ke realized that a layer of cold sweat had broken out on his back. Fortunately, he didn't mess up the matter, and the matter was still within control.
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