Cai Xianqing analyzed for Ye Yongjia: "Although your Excellency saw that his face was ferocious and his tone was gloomy, it was just a bluff and he might not really have much confidence. When you mentioned choosing another new army, he panicked a little and actually jumped like a thunderbolt. , the nonsense went to the court. What is this afraid of? It's just that he is afraid that the Liu Party will abandon his troops and send new troops to replace them. He only thinks that you are following the orders of Prime Minister Liu, so he is very nervous and can't even say a few words. Just gossip to scare people."
After Ye Yongjia heard this, he was really relieved, but he was also worried: "But we are on the territory of Governor Shi, and every move is in the eyes of others. If we really want to find out the border affairs, it is still difficult."
"Since he is so afraid of Liu Zhennian, we will exploit his weakness and use it to threaten him. We will not say anything openly but compete with him secretly. He will wake up in his heart and naturally bow his head silently sometimes." Cai Xianqing opened his mouth without thinking. Come up with a countermeasure.
Ye Yongjia said happily: "Cai Laoguo is really a hero of this generation. These witty words are enough for the younger generation! But things will be easier if things are slow. If he suddenly becomes powerful in front of him, he will definitely be suspected. It's better to figure it out slowly and use it in the future." It’s never too late.”
"It depends on how things develop. I'm afraid it's beyond what you and I can predict." Cai Xianqing, who is scheming, is not optimistic about the prospects.
When he got up from bed the next day, after Ye Yongjia had washed up, he saw Shi Yiyi sent someone to invite him and told him about going to Xuanhua to see the city defense. He also said, "This is a major military and state matter, and the relationship is confidential. Except for the minister himself, no adjutants are allowed to accompany him." In short, Ye Yongjia heard it and only allowed him to go to meet Governor Shi alone.
Ye Yongjia was disdainful and pretended to be polite, so he packed up everything and told Cai Xianqing at his leisure.
Cai Xianqing snorted softly: "It seems that guy is also an idiot. He is even afraid of me, a showman, so why should I deal with you?"
"If it weren't for your advice yesterday, I would really be at a loss today."
"Be confident, you have settled many more things than me," Cai Xianqing waved his hand, "Wan Lu can't hurt you even a hair, let alone this fierce and cowardly general? Go ahead, don't forget to give him a blow! "
"My lord, please dismount."
In front of the city wall of Xuanhua, Shi Yiyi helped hold Ye Yongjia's horse bridle and supported him with his other hand.
"The general and I are both civil and military, and we each perform our duties. There is no distinction between superiority and inferiority. Why should we be so contemptuous? I really can't bear it." Ye Yongjia declined two or three times before Shi Yiyi gave up and allowed him to support the saddle and dismount.
Ye Yongjia looked up and saw that the stone wall was about three or four feet high, with soldiers standing everywhere. Looking into the distance, there were densely packed towers with no end in sight.
"This is our city wall of Xuanhua," Shi Yiyi introduced as he led him up the stairs. "This city was built by the ancestors of our dynasty and fell into the hands of the enemy for more than thirty years. Fortunately, the emperor's power overcame everyone's opinions. Only by recovering with all our strength can we sit on this solid barrier."
Ye Yongjia heard him say the word "sturdy", but saw that there were several large holes in the city wall that had been blown up. They had long been scarred and could no longer bear the heavy responsibility.
"Then... Beilu should be blocked from the country." Ye Yongjia carefully complimented his every word.
This reassured Shi Yiyi, who became even happier and even wanted to talk to Ye Shilang more - knowing that this boy was already afraid of him.
"It can't be separated from the court's dispatch."
The two finally climbed up the high wall. Four or five sergeants stood guard at the top of the stairs. They immediately put down their weapons and gave a military salute to Governor Shi.
"Where's this one?" Shi Yiyi glanced at Ye Yongjia.
"This is not a local officer and we don't know him. Why do we need to salute him?" the sergeants said in unison.
These words made Shi Yiyi very embarrassed. He lowered his face, pointed at the leader and shouted: "This is a high official of the imperial court. How can I allow you to act so arrogantly here! Why don't you bow before me!"
The sergeants muttered a few times and had no choice but to salute Ye Yongjia.
"Outside warrior, I hope you don't have ordinary knowledge." Shi Yiyi looked at him and explained.
Ye Yongjia looked at the soldiers for a while and hurriedly replied: "Xiao Ke has no prestige. He only came here to adhere to Liu Gong's will, and he is not worthy of outsiders' respect."
"That's what I said..." Shi Yiyi could hardly contain the smile that filled his mouth.
"May I ask what the arrangements are for the defense of Xuanhua City on weekdays?" Ye Yongjia disagreed and continued to ask.
"We have a large number of men in Xuanhua. In order to facilitate the command, we divided them into five armies and horses. Each camp was set up in the city to resist enemies from all sides. We are all called the five battalions. The war has been tense recently, so I sent the deputy governor to allocate more troops. People have come here, and now these five battalions can be said to be full of people and strong horses."
"In total, how many artillery pieces are there?" Ye Yongjia observed the fortifications on the city. Almost all of them were bows, crossbows, swords and guns, and there was no trace of firearms at all. He was very surprised.
"Artillery?" Shi Yiyi's face turned ferocious, "Artillery... only forty."
"Forty doors?"
"Yes," he plucked a thick beard from his face, "these are not prepared by people around me, they are just issued by the court. As for the fire blunderbuss, I told you, I'm not used to it."
Ye Yongjia thought in his heart: 'These are all his lies. If the imperial court wants real artillery, how can it only bring forty guns? It’s not enough trouble along the way. The Material Casting Gun Division is not at this level either. '
"The imperial court distributes money, right? Forty families are also transported from the capital. I'm afraid it will be too time-consuming."
Shi Yiyi was gagged and had no choice but to admit: "Yes, it was the Ministry of Household Affairs that allocated the money and ordered Xuanhua to limit the production of forty cannons, so I followed it."
"Sir, you know so well, how dare you know the numbers?" Shi Yiyi suddenly stopped and asked carefully.
In order not to let him notice, Ye Yongjia deliberately showed a trace of fear, nodded and replied: "This... I really don't know, but I heard from Mr. Liu that the Ministry of Revenue and I are not in communication, and I have never asked them for numbers. "
"Sir, I am also an honest person and never care about numbers." Shi Yiyi looked at him with a sinister smile.
"By the way, do you still want to stay in the city for a while?" he asked again.
"I haven't finished asking about the local situation yet..."
"To be honest, I have something to discuss with the deputy governor. If you are still not satisfied, you can ask my subordinates. They have been stationed here for many years and are very experienced. What they say is definitely true. Forgive me that I am busy with official duties and cannot I'm here to accompany you!" Shi Yiyi hid his embarrassment and hurriedly walked down the city wall without saying goodbye.
"Deputy Governor!" Shi Yiyi gasped and walked to the military camp in the city, "It's broken, it's broken!"
The deputy governor was studying on the desk. Hearing these words, he almost jumped up in fright: "What's wrong? Are you going to go with that scholar?"
"Why are you accompanying me? Our officialdom is about to disappear!"
