Li Yi left angrily, and Cao Qingyan, Qinglong and others quickly came forward to greet him. However, seeing His Majesty's expression, they guessed something and didn't even dare to ask.
When they left completely, the two Imperial College servants guarding the door suddenly changed their calm smiles and their eyes became sinister.
Just now they tried to stop Li Yi, but Li Yi gave him a big mouth. Instead of being angry, they laughed together.
Now it seems that these two people are all pretending.
"are you sure?"
"It's confirmed, this person is today's emperor Li Yi!"
"Okay, as expected, the young master has long guessed that someone is helping the little emperor behind the scenes, and now we can finally confirm that it is An Zhiyi."
"Let's go back and report to the young master quickly, and ask him to make a decision. No matter what, we should teach this bitch An Zhiyi a lesson!"
The two men had fierce looks in their eyes, and the venomous snake tattoos on their arms were looming, which was the symbol of the Dragon Gate killer.
After saying that, he left quickly and disappeared into the night.
at the same time.
Li Yi returned to the palace, and he concentrated on the official affairs of the court. The appointment of the Minister of Household Affairs could only be put on hold for the time being, and he also began to prepare to clean up the Ministry of War.
Cao Qingyan on the side had experienced two dynasties and was naturally familiar with all the forces in the court, and he also began to explain Li Yi one by one.
"Your Majesty, the Ministry of War is different from the other five ministries. The Ministry of War has great power and almost controls all the soldiers and horses in the world. The most terrifying thing is that the troops and horses of the five cities guarding the capital also directly obey the orders of the Ministry of War!"
Cao Qingyan knew that Li Yi could not wait to clean up the army, so he reminded: "Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses of these five cities are truly elite. The soldiers are all carefully selected from the frontier army. The soldiers are neat and orderly, and their morale is high. Difficult to deal with.”
Li Yi nodded, but he was suspicious. The last time he forced Ning Wen to spit out the soldiers and horses of the two cities, he personally went to see it. Is it nothing more than this?
Could it be that Ning Wen, an old dog, passed off the good stuff and gave the old, weak, sick and disabled to him?
"How does that compare with my Beijing Camp and Forbidden Army?" Li Yi asked.
Cao Qingyan shook his head, "Not to mention the troops and horses of five cities, even the troops and horses of any city can defeat the Beijing camp and the imperial army. The two are not on the same level."
"The two of them have different tasks. The Beijing camp is responsible for maintaining the security of the capital and dealing with some gangsters. The imperial army is to protect His Majesty. Although they look strong and strong, it is a pity that they have been sparse for a long time and have hardly fought. They have seen blood. , but the soldiers and horses of the Five Cities are different. They have to deal with foreign enemies. They will only be dispatched when there is an invasion from outside. The worst ones to deal with are the surrounding bandits."
Li Yi frowned, "It seems that I have underestimated this old dog Ning Wen. No wonder he is so arrogant. It turns out he has a trump card."
"Your Majesty, please do not act rashly on this matter. You must wait for the opportunity. Lord Sun Tingzong's troops will return to the capital soon. It will not be too late to deal with Ning Wen when Lord Sun arrives."
"Yes, that's what I mean too." Li Yi nodded, "What is the layout of these five cities' troops?"
Cao Qingyan explained one by one: "Back to your majesty, the troops and horses of the five cities are distributed in the five directions of the capital with the capital as the axis, namely the troops and horses of the middle city, the troops and horses of the east city, the troops and horses of the west city, the troops and horses of the south city, and the troops and horses of the north city. horse."
"The soldiers and horses of the Central City are the first of the five cities. They are the real elite of the country. They are led by Ning Wen's younger brother Ning Wu. They are all armored and elite cavalry. They number 28,000 and are numbered 100,000!"
Li Yi raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean, the number is 100,000, and you're on empty pay?"
"No." Cao Qingyan shook his head repeatedly, "The reason why it is called one hundred thousand is not to eat one hundred thousand free wages, but to be able to defeat one hundred thousand. The two eight thousand people are almost all grassland barbarians and northerners. The Liao people are all skilled in bow and horse. They can walk on horseback as if they were walking on flat ground. They are unparalleled in bravery and can easily fight one against a hundred."
Li Yi's face was slightly grim, so it turned out that he didn't expect that Ning Wen had so many trump cards, and even this one was extremely terrifying.
In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was a nightmare for infantry. He used foot to control cavalry. He thought that the Beijing camp and the Forbidden Army under his command were not that strong. On the battlefield, facing 28,000 cavalry, it would be good if they did not collapse at the first touch. .
Cao Qingyan saw Li Yi meditating all the time, and couldn't help but secretly admired that the ancestor of the Gale Dynasty had really shown his spirit, and today he is becoming more and more like the founding emperor.
He waited quietly until Li Yi nodded, "Continue."
"Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses of Dongcheng are all infantry. Although they are infantry, they are all warriors wearing armor and strong swords. There are 30,000 people, they are heavy armored infantry, and they are all veterans of hundreds of battles. Composed of veterans, this army is also controlled by Ning Wen’s cronies.”
"There are also Xicheng soldiers and horses, they are..."
Li Yi suddenly waved his hand, "Okay, I understand, tell me now, among the troops in these five cities, which general is not led by Ning Wen's trusted aide?"
Cao Qingyan raised his head and glanced at Li Yi. He hesitated to speak, as if he had something to hide.
"Say!" Li Yi said angrily.
Cao Qingyan smiled awkwardly, "Yes, there are. Neither Nancheng soldiers and horses nor Beicheng soldiers and horses are the same. But Your Majesty, you better not think about these Nancheng soldiers and horses. Commander Yuan and you..."
Li Yi frowned, "What's wrong with Commander Yuan? What's wrong with me?"
Cao Qingyan's face suddenly showed a wry smile again, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that Commander Yuan was the guy who entered the palace last year to contradict you for ignoring state affairs and openly contradicting you? Later, in anger, you opened his buttocks. .”
"What?" Li Yi shouted urgently, and jumped down from the dragon chair, holding the straw. He was taking the blame for the original owner. All the bad things this kid did were repaid to him.
Cao Qingyan was helpless, "Your Majesty, this is true. However, I really don't blame you for this. It's because Commander Yuan is too hot-tempered and speaks too bluntly."
Li Yi frowned. Loyalty is hard to hear but helpful to deeds. This original owner is really not a good person. No wonder the country is about to be destroyed.
That’s right! If you are close to a villain and a virtuous minister from afar, it would be strange if your country is not destroyed!
"That... that what, you go, Cao Qingyan, go in person, find an opportunity to invite him over, and I will apologize to him." It's okay that Li Yi doesn't know about this. Now that he knows, how can he pretend Turn a deaf ear.
Corporal Li Xian, it is not shameful to visit the thatched cottage three times, and it is even less shameful to apologize. It was originally his own fault.
But when Cao Qingyan heard this, he knelt down straight and said, "Your Majesty, you... what are you saying? You are the majestic Ninth Five Emperor, the emperor of the Gale Dynasty. How can you apologize to a minister? You Calling him into the palace is his blessing."
"No!" Li Yi shook his head, "I have done too many stupid things before. Let alone apologizing, I should punish myself and apologize to the people of the world."
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty!" Cao Qingyan was so frightened that his body suddenly became cold.
Your Majesty has indeed changed, but he did not expect the change to be so big. Happy events, great happy events, this Gale Dynasty has a way to create a prosperous age!
After being silent for a long time, Li Yi suddenly looked at Cao Qingyan and said calmly: "Whose soldiers and horses belong to Beicheng?"
Cao Qingyan was suddenly overjoyed and said: "This is the Fifth Army Camp. It was once the first army of His Majesty the founding emperor. This army has both infantry and cavalry, as well as firearms camps and chariot camps. It is the most complete army among the five cities." Our army is also the largest in number, with a total of 40,000 troops, and its commander is Su Changyu, who is not Ning Wen’s confidant."
"If Your Majesty wants to win over the generals from the five cities, Su Changyu should be the first."
Li Yi's eyes lit up and he said thoughtfully: "Why?"
Cao Qingyan chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know. This General Su is a famous Confucian general of the Gale Dynasty. He holds a jade sword, arranges his troops, and wins from thousands of miles away, just like picking out objects from a bag."
"By the way, Your Majesty, there has just been news from the Internal Control Unit that General Su will return to the city tonight. If nothing else happens, General Su will be in the mansion now."
Li Yi stood up decisively, "Okay, if that's the case, then I will pay a visit in person. Let's go out of the palace and go to the Su Mansion."
"This..." Cao Qingyan looked embarrassed and hurriedly knelt down, "Your Majesty, you are the Ninth Five Supreme Being, and it's dark, so why don't you just summon him into the palace."
"Nonsense, General Su is guarding the capital for me. It is really inappropriate to call him here after finally returning home. Besides, as long as he is loyal to me, let alone go to see him, he will just let me stand at the door and wait. It doesn’t matter if he summons me.”
He acted decisively and immediately called for preparations.
Cao Qingyan, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly raised his head, his slender eyes full of emotion and admiration. When today is such a courteous and virtuous corporal, knowing people well and making good use of them, why worry about the world being uneasy?
Your Majesty, you are becoming more and more like a wise king!
now.
In the Yan family's mansion, Mr. Yan was extremely angry, and his angry roars could be heard one after another.
