Early the next morning, Qi Yu took a steam engine ship and set off from Tianzi Pier.
There were not many people seeing him off, and Xiaotong was the only one besides the big officials.
Originally, Liu Quan and Zhou wanted to follow, but they were dissuaded by Qi Yu: It was just a small farewell, why should it be so sad?
All right!
Seeing his relaxed expression, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law no longer insisted on seeing him off.
Before sailing, Qi Yu deliberately handed the seal and ribbon into his daughter's hands in front of all the officials. However, he waved and left without even saying a word of explanation.
The moral of this.
It’s better to taste it yourself!
According to the current system, women are not allowed to become officials, so Qi Yu does not expressly authorize it.
However, he also wanted to create an opportunity for his daughter to learn, so he deliberately staged such a scene.
Qi Yu felt that Nanyang's territory was getting bigger and bigger, and it was necessary to take precautions to cultivate some trustworthy and useful talents. And Xiaotong has this potential.
If it really comes to an emergency, why should we talk about the distinction between men and women? As long as we can stabilize the overall situation, we are a rare pillar of the country.
Isn’t Liang Hongyu in history an example?
Even if His Majesty knew it, what weird words could he say?
Therefore, rules are dead and people are alive. There is no such thing as absolute impossibility!
Everything is human-made!
Of course, this is Qi Yu's special selfishness towards his little cotton-padded jacket, but isn't that the case for any father?
No one objected to Xiaotong's secret participation in politics.
First of all, each department is a hard-core old department promoted by Qi Yu, and there is absolutely no possibility of any mentality of underestimating the master. Secondly, they all highly recognized Xiaotong's personal abilities, and even admired her a little.
With these two factors, they naturally can't say anything sarcastic.
And the most important thing is that Qiongzhou has nothing major to deal with at the moment. She can do whatever internship she wants. What's wrong with that?
Not only Qi Yu, but also all departments believe that the current Qiongzhou Province is as stable as Mount Tai and there should be no accidents.
However, they all guessed wrong!
On the third day after Qi Yu left, Annan Mansion guard Hong Tao suddenly sent a message
An emergency military report was issued.
It said that Laos, Siam, and Konbaung formed a military alliance to jointly deal with the threat from Annan. And just the day before yesterday, the enemy and us officially started a war!
In the first battle, Hong Tao gave full play to the advantage of infantry assault and repelled all the invading coalition forces in one go. After that, the two parties fell into a temporary stalemate.
In other words, both sides are looking for loopholes and flaws in each other, and once they find them, they will bite them to death.
"this……"
"Yeah, what should we do?"
Not only the departments, but also Qi Xiaotong frowned and fell into deep thought.
Frictions on Annan's side did not happen every day or two. Almost every once in a while, corresponding military intelligence would come in. Therefore, it was not unexpected for a military conflict between the two sides to occur.
However, what is unexpected is that the three small countries formed a military alliance with the same hatred. This was never expected.
At the moment, Annan's army is fighting one against three, and the small ones are fighting the big ones. This kind of winning rate... is a bit uncertain!
In other words, there is really no telling who will win in the end.
In the event of an emergency, who will make the decision?
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and finally, they all turned their attention to Xiaotong.
If the seal and ribbon are with her, then she is in charge.
After several refusals to no avail, Xiaotong had no choice but to agree.
As far as the military is concerned, Qi Yu is the general leader and Duan Zicheng is the second. However, at the moment, one of them is heading north to Beijing and the other is guarding Sarawak but has not returned. It seems that they have to make their own decisions.
The military situation is urgent, make a decision immediately!
"I think I have to go to Annan in person to supervise the battle, otherwise I will feel uneasy!" Xiaotong opened his brows and said with determination.
Peng Wenchang, who has some military knowledge, agreed after some consideration: "It is indeed urgent to rush to Annan's aid. The eldest lady's idea of supervising the war is very correct."
Yu Hai and Tan Junyan looked at each other and nodded.
established!
Xiaotong added: "Now that the war is rekindled and the crisis is resurrected, Qiongzhou's military defense will have to make some adjustments. Annan is too close to our provincial capital. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous. To prepare for the unexpected, I want to send Only when my father is called back, and his old man is here to take charge, can I let go of my hands and feet in Annan."
According to the itinerary, Qi Yu only traveled for three days. If he pursued it with all his strength, he should be able to make the round trip in more than ten days.
All the officials agreed on this matter.
They believe that this is the safest approach. Since it is safe and feasible, why take dangerous risks?
Without waiting for Xiaotong to make arrangements, Yu Hai rushed to send an order: quickly catch up to Mr. Qi who went north, saying that the situation in Nanyang has suddenly changed...
It was foreseeable that Qi Yu's plan to go north this time was going to come to nothing.
Xiaotong thought for a while and ordered: "Quickly mobilize relevant armaments and be on standby at any time. Early tomorrow morning, I will personally lead the rescue of Annan. There must be no mistake!"
"yes!"
After issuing the order, Qi Xiaotong immediately rushed to the military camp of the Fu army.
Little did he know that Qi Qingyun had been waiting for her for a long time.
He heard that the eldest lady wanted to send troops to help Annan, so he hurried over.
Since Xiaotong last expressed his intention to reuse him, he has been thinking deeply about how to make contributions all the time.
Now, wouldn’t we come across the right opportunity?
However, Xiaotong rejected him directly.
The specific reason is, "You don't have any military experience, so I'm afraid you won't be able to take on such a big responsibility. So, I will assign you to Luzon in exchange for General Gao Zhongde. What do you think?"
Everyone in the military knows that Gao Zhongde's naval combat ability is relatively average, but his land combat ability is very good. If he assists Haitao in land combat, it will definitely produce the ideal effect of one plus one being greater than two.
Looking at Qi Qingyun again, although he is highly skilled in martial arts, his knowledge of the art of war is relatively insufficient. No matter how you look at it, he cannot meet the requirements of a general. The Luzon side was relatively stable, so he was sent there to guard it, and he was barely able to do the job.
Therefore, Xiaotong's arrangement is quite reasonable.
However, from Qi Qingyun's point of view, he felt that he was a bit underestimated.
Although I have a serious lack of experience, I can still learn while fighting! As long as you use your heart to understand, you will definitely gain something.
"Miss! Please give me this chance!"
"this……"
After saying that, Qi Qingyun knelt down on one knee, showing a pleading look.
Xiaotong couldn't bear to see it, gritted her teeth and said: "That's okay, I'll take you with me!"
