The old Taoist glanced at Li Yi in embarrassment, then at Ye Qingluan, and finally said with embarrassment: "Oh, Your Majesty, this, this, this is all I can say, and I'm afraid the secret will be revealed. I’m afraid that my life will be in danger, haven’t I lived enough?”
Li Yi's eyes were cold and he said calmly: "I don't know whether your life can be saved, but I know that if you don't tell, many people will die."
"You are not afraid of carrying the karma and having retribution fall on you."
The old man is bitter and unbearable. This is really unlucky. He really shot himself in the foot.
Look at the capital. Prince Qi’s skills are as high as the sky, his power is unprecedented, and he has a close relationship with the princes and generals from all directions. The vassal kings in all directions are independent and autonomous. They don’t know the court. The thousand-year-old family is deeply rooted and powerful. In Shaanxi and Gansu, there are wars, wars, and uprisings. , aren’t all of these given by you? Do you even need to ask me?
"never mind!"
"Since Your Majesty insists on telling me, I'll just say one more thing. But I'll tell the truth, just this one sentence, I don't know if there's more."
"Say!" Li Yi frowned. Although they had not known each other for a long time, he believed that this veteran would not lie.
The old Taoist lowered his voice, "The old Taoist peeks into the sky and measures fortune. This bloody place begins in the true north."
The land of true north?
Li Yi was puzzled. What does the land of true north mean? Does disaster originate from true north?
The others also looked at each other, not knowing why.
"What does the land of true north mean? Please explain it." Li Yi said with a puzzled look on his face.
The old Taoist shook his head, pretending to be unfathomable, and muttered something: "Don't leak the secrets of heaven, atone for your sins, atone..."
Before the word "sin" could be said, Li Yi immediately cursed: "Speak quickly!"
The sudden voice made the old man tremble. He stared at Li Yi with fear and thought to himself, why do you act like a bully today? He smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty, you are ignorant and ignorant. You know this. Now your Majesty is holding a knife rest." On the poor man's neck..."
"Qiang!"
Li Yi turned around and drew his sword, raised it high, and pointed the blade directly at the old man's neck, "Say!"
He was really anxious. He had always been walking on thin ice, walking forward in confusion. He finally knew about a potential crisis. How could he not be anxious?
If you are not careful, you will lose everything, and the consequences will be that you and everyone who follows you will be killed.
He was really a little nervous, and the slightest movement made him panic.
The old man was completely speechless. Your Majesty, you are really ruthless. You show no mercy at all and you draw a knife at every turn!
He is worthy of being reincarnated against heaven and blessed with great luck!
He immediately gritted his teeth and said with a sad face, "Your Majesty, I really can't calculate anything. I only know a place in the true north and don't know anything else. If I could really calculate everything, I would have become rich a long time ago. I can’t live in this miserable place anymore.”
"Your Majesty, do you think so?"
Li Yi glared at him hard, thinking that what he said made sense. If he could count everything, wouldn't he have become rich long ago?
Then he put away his sword and stood up, snorting coldly: "Forget it for today, but how can I summon you next time?"
"Let it go!"
Li Yimi frowned, "Just let it happen, just let it happen and talk like a human being!"
The old Taoist smiled awkwardly and said timidly: "Your Majesty, I'll forgive you. After finishing that matter, the old Taoist will immediately wait in the palace to be summoned by your Majesty at any time."
Li Yi nodded and then gave up.
Even Li Yi himself did not expect that following Ye Qingluan out to tell fortunes today would lead to such a series of events.
The Dongshan banditry matter has not yet been resolved, and the words "True North" directly made Li Yi's mood sink to the bottom of the sea.
Along the way, everyone felt very heavy.
The old Taoist watched them leave, and suddenly the corner of his mouth curled up, and he said with a sly smile: "Wonderful, wonderful, the person who didn't expect to come here turned out to be today!"
"Hahaha, in that case, it's time for me to go find my own things. Lin Xianyu, if you dare to steal my things, just wait and see how I deal with you!"
…
On the way back to the palace, Li Yi kept thinking about the phrase "the land of true north" and guessed what it meant so that he could be prepared in advance.
But no matter what he thinks, he is still puzzled?
As for the appearance of Taoist Taoist, it was a complete accident. These charlatans really cannot be underestimated!
"Your Majesty, you don't need to take what a mere charlatan says to heart." Ye Qingluan wiped the sweat from his forehead distressedly and asked with concern.
Li Yi smiled faintly, "I'd rather believe that it exists than that it doesn't exist. Besides, doesn't my queen say that she is amazing?"
Ye Qingluan's pretty face turned red, and he smiled bitterly. He thought it was just hearsay. He shook his head and said, "Don't worry too much if you believe me. Besides, what he said is too mysterious, and many things are too mysterious."
Li Yi nodded, "Let's nip it in the bud. I know the place in the true north and how to deal with it."
"Let's go back to the palace."
"promise."
"I want to eat steamed buns."
"What steamed buns?"
"Steamed buns with big red dates."
"Your Majesty is so annoying..."
The next day.
Li Yi went to the Beijing camp before dawn. To be honest, he was very disappointed. Compared with the military camps of later generations, the difference was not even a little bit.
Nowadays, the Beijing camp defends the capital, including the defense of several outer cities, and is the largest military force of the capital.
But its combat effectiveness is hard to describe, and the control between superiors and subordinates is not very clear. It is often a mess where the soldiers don't know the generals and the generals don't know the soldiers.
This was after Cao Fengyang and Ma Chen's drastic reforms. Li Yi couldn't believe what it was like before the reforms.
"Stab, kill!"
"kill!"
The infantry phalanx of 5,000 people kept shouting loudly on the martial arts field with great momentum.
Li Yi knew very well about this move. This was Cao Fengyang asking for credit, but he was still very dissatisfied. These troops were nothing more than cannon fodder on the battlefield.
There is no way, the only thing he can use now is this group of cannon fodder. He picks generals from the cripples and barely forms an elite force.
Li Yi stood on the general ordering platform, saying nothing, looking down coldly, scanning every soldier with his eyes.
"Your Majesty, Cao Fengyang (Ma Chen), pays homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty." Cao Fengyang and Ma Chen walked quickly, both wearing iron armor and full of majesty.
Especially Cao Fengyang, whose already strong body became taller when put on armor.
Li Yi waved his hand and told them to get up, "Do you all know the purpose of my coming today?"
"Your Majesty, I understand." Cao Fengyang nodded.
Li Yi turned his head and asked, "Where are the two thousand elite troops?"
"Your Majesty, please take a look!" Cao Fengyang waved his command flag, and the five thousand infantrymen immediately retreated. Groups of troops holding firecrackers, wearing iron hats, and wearing red mandarin duck coats immediately formed a formation.
Li Yi nodded, it was pretty much the same, but he looked a bit elite.
"Your Majesty, these are the elite of the Beijing Archery Camp and Fire Gun Camp. Every soldier is carefully selected by me."
Li Yi nodded and said, "Yes, we will form a separate army in the future and call it the Shenji Battalion."
"promise!"
"Your Majesty, I don't understand. Just two thousand men and horses to rescue my teacher is like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth. I heard that my teacher gathered tens of thousands of men and horses, but they didn't dare to fight with the Dongshan thieves. These two thousand fire gun soldiers can OK?"
Facing Cao Fengyang's question, Li Yi smiled calmly, "If it was not possible before, but now, it is not necessarily possible."
"At midnight tonight, the Supervision Office will send a batch of new fire guns. The soldiers will familiarize themselves with my formation overnight and set off the day after tomorrow."
Cao Fengyang had doubts, but he didn't dare to refute, and immediately nodded in agreement.
Li Yi reminded: "Before setting off the day after tomorrow, these new fire guns must be kept strictly confidential. No one is allowed to leak a word. I will arrange for internal machine surveillance experts to impose strict security on the military camp here and implement wartime control."
"No!" Cao Fengyang and Ma Chen said in unison.
The key to this battle lies in the new fire guns in the hands of these Shenji Battalion soldiers.
Li Yi also wanted to ask about fire gun training and teach Cao Fengyang some fire gun tactics for future generations, but at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came rushing towards him.
"Report, urgent report!"
"Your Majesty, the Zhao family of the Jiubian family has arranged for someone to come to Beijing overnight to request an audience with your Majesty."
Li Yi slapped the table hard, his eyes filled with joy, he was finally here!
