Chapter Seventy-Six: The Yamen of the Ministry of War!

Seeing off Tang Qi outside the palace gate, Li Yiqi did not go back to his room, but went to the Wude Palace, and after lunch, he said hello to the prince, and then called a carriage and went straight to the corner of the capital.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, the Xia Emperor ruled by inaction, the three prime ministers of the court, the nine Qing commanded the six ministries, and the Fengge Atrium assisted to deal with the country's government affairs. It can be said that the real center of power in the Xia Dynasty was in the Taiji Palace, and the place where the power was actually used was the six yamen that were distributed on the six sides of the capital city and guarded the palace like hexagonal snowflakes.

Although the Ministry of Officials is the head of the six departments, the most special one is the Ministry of War, just because the person in charge of this department, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is a civilian, but it has always been only held by military generals.

Although the command of the six million military power in Great Xia is in the hands of the capital protector of the nine major capital protectorates, and the military department is not involved in military power, as the only military institution among the six departments in the atrium, the power of the military department is still very great.

The Ministry of War is not only responsible for keeping a book of military achievements, recording the information of princes and generals of the imperial court, and handling the promotion and punishment of military attachés, but also responsible for arranging the distribution of new recruits from the major metropolitan protectorates, as well as military affairs such as military registration, military salaries, ordnance, military horses, and post stations.

In addition, the most special feature of the Ministry of War is that it serves as a bridge between the two schools of Confucianism and Confucianism! Therefore, although the palm seal of the Ministry of War is the secretary of the Ministry of War, it is also supported by Ting Weiqing, one of the Nine Secretaries.

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"My lord, the Yamen of the Ministry of War has arrived!" the coachman's voice came from outside the carriage.

"Got it. ”

Li Yiqi pushed the carriage away and walked down, he swept his eyes around, and saw that there were not too many civilians living around the street in front of him, the road was extraordinarily wide, and at the end of the road, there was a square mansion.

"The Yamen of the Ministry of War!"

Li Yiqi glanced at the square mansion in the distance, took a step, and walked forward. In his previous life, he aspired to the position of the third duke, and he never thought of joining the army, nor did he expect to set foot in this place one day. Now when I came to the gate of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, I couldn't help but feel a little emotionally when I looked at the magnificent and majestic vermilion gate in front of me.

Coming back to his senses, Li Yiqi took a deep breath, took a step, and walked forward, but unfortunately he was stopped before he could take a few steps.

"Stop! This is the important place of the military department!" Outside the gate of the military headquarters, a burly and powerful sword-wielding armor soldier raised his hand and shouted at Li Yiqi, and at the same time, several armor soldiers shot in a volley with sharp eyes.

Li Yiqi glanced at this person and said lightly: "I'm here to find someone, dare to ask Lord Luo Zhongluo if he is there?"

"Who are you?" the sword-wielding man stared at him warily.

"People from the East Palace, take me in. ”

Li Yiqi raised his hand and pulled out a token, which was the purple-gold prince golden order.

Seeing the token, the sword-wielding warrior's expression suddenly changed, but soon he shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This is an important place for the imperial court, and without His Majesty's holy decree, non-military officials are not allowed to enter." ”

"Seeing Jin Lingru seeing the prince, the jurisdiction system of the six departments is so strict, and even the prince is not given face?" Li Yiqi frowned slightly, said secretly in his heart, and was about to speak, when an old voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Take this son in." ”

Hearing this sudden voice, Li Yiqi turned his head to look, only to see a tall and thin old man walking behind him, dressed in brocade clothes, with sharp eyes and a majestic demeanor.

"Master Fan!"

Seeing the old man, the sword-wielding warrior's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly bowed his head respectfully and stepped aside, with a look of awe.

The old man known as Master Fan stepped forward and silently looked at the token in Li Yiqi's hand, his old eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help asking, "Is this the prince of the Marquis of Wu'an?"

"Yes. Li Yiqi nodded silently, with curiosity in his eyes, and asked, "My lord, are you ......?"

"Fan Huang. The old man stared at Li Yiqi playfully and replied with a smile.

Fan ...... Brilliant ......"

Hearing this name, Li Yiqi's brows jumped suddenly, he subconsciously took two steps back, his face changed slightly, and he arched his hand: "It turned out to be Lord Shangshu." ”

Fan Huang, the secretary of the military department, a member of the second rank of the court, was one of the opponents who competed with Li Jiu for the position of the protector of the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, and was also one of the political enemies of the Li family in the court!

"Haha, your grandfather's old thing abolished the old man's martial arts back then, and your little doll of the Li family didn't even recognize the old man...... How can this be true!" Fan Huang stared at Li Yiqi with sharp eyes and sharp eyes, and laughed twice with his long beard, with a hint of playfulness and helplessness in his laughter.

Hearing this, Li Yiqi's face changed slightly, and he lowered his head and arched his hand: "Lord Fan smiled." ”

Although he didn't know the person in front of him, he knew that the other party was not lying.

In terms of age, Li Jiu and Fan Huang are about the same, both of them were leaders in the army when they were young, young people are the most strong-blooded, and they will naturally give birth to the idea of competing for superiority.

And the last time the two fought was the battle thirty years ago when they competed for the position of the protector of the Annam Prefecture.

The military has always respected the strong, and at that time, the prestige and military exploits of the two in the army were almost equal, and their martial arts cultivation was also extremely close. When faced with the vacant position of Dadu Protector, both of them did not hesitate to choose a private duel, and the winner accepted the Great Seal of Dudu. In the face of such a way of dealing with it, the imperial court also acquiesced, after all, there is no better way.

At that time, Li Yiqi had not yet been born, so naturally he would not know the duel, only that the result was that Li Jiu won the kill, and I also heard that in the process of fighting, Fan Huang's martial arts cultivation was abolished by his grandfather.

Later, Li Jiu killed and became the protector of the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, Fan Huang's martial arts was abolished, and he could no longer go to the battlefield, so he had to retreat to the rear, and with his extraordinary talent, he was promoted all the way to the military department.

It's just that Li Yiqi knows very well that the grievances between the two have not ended there......

"Hmph, Huangkou Ruzi, you little ghost of the Li family are not accompanying the prince in the East Palace, what are you doing in the yamen of my military department?" Fan Huang stroked his long beard while looking at Li Yiqi with the corner of his eye, and his faint laughter was faintly teasing and disdainful.

Knowing who the person in front of him was, even if Li Yiqi heard the mockery, he could only smile bitterly in his heart, and arched his hand: "On the order of His Royal Highness the Prince, I came to consult a document." ”

"Wenjuan?" Fan Huang glanced at Li Yiqi, his expression indifferent, as if he saw through him lying. It's just that he didn't expose it, stroked his long beard, and said lightly in an old voice: "Then go in." ”

“......”

Hearing this, Li Yiqi was slightly stunned, as if he hadn't reacted for a while, and just stood in place stupidly.

He thought that the tall and thin old man in front of him could be regarded as a great enemy of his grandfather, and he shouldn't let himself go so easily, right......

Fan Huang seemed to notice the trace of surprise and doubt on Li Yiqi's face, his face suddenly became gloomy, and his fierce gaze was like a knife, which slammed into Li Yiqi's heart, and he shouted coldly: "Hmph, the little doll of the Li family, you are just a junior, the enmity between the old man and your grandfather, there is no reason to settle it with you!"

"The old man wants to take revenge on your grandfather, you ...... Not yet!"

After saying that, Fan Huang glanced at Li Yiqi, his old face was quite cold, and he walked into the vermilion gate of the yamen of the military department with his hands behind his back.

After listening to Fan Huang's words, Li Yiqi didn't know how he felt at the moment, looking at the old man's tall and thin back, his eyes were shining, thoughtful, and he secretly said in his heart: "Although grandpa won the last battle, compared to grandpa, Fan Huang's martial arts talent may be stronger, after all, the Li family has a long history, and the background is there, but Fan Huang was born as a commoner, and there is no family resources behind him, and he can cultivate martial arts to the same level as the disciples of the princely family, which shows his understanding and perseverance...... Moreover, this arrogance is difficult for ordinary people to reach. ”

After settling down, Li Yiqi took a step forward and walked towards the vermilion gate. Because Fan Huang opened his mouth, the sword-wielding armor didn't dare to stop him anymore, and vaguely, they also knew that Li Yiqi had a more deadly identity in addition to the identity of the East Palace, and they immediately lowered their heads, and looked at him with a trace of awe in the depths of their eyes.

Walking into the yamen of the Ministry of War, Li Yiqi looked around, and was a little strange to find that the officials passing by around him were looking at him, or rather, looking at him with a very strange eye.

"Ahem—"

Li Yiqi coughed dryly, even if he was watched by so many strangers, he might not be able to stand it, and with the essence bursting out of the eyes of several big men in armor, Li Yiqi bypassed the front yard and walked into the atrium.

Here, there is a huge mansion standing, the mansion is square, the green tile wall, plain and elegant, looks very simple, but, above the main entrance of the house, a simple plaque on the 'military department is the main ya' several vigorous, majestic, but the big characters give people an extremely solemn and solemn feeling.

Li Yiqi did not stop, and stepped directly into the mansion, however, the moment he stepped into the door with one foot, a change protruded.

Syllable!

Suddenly, a long red whip suddenly came out of the house, with an extremely fierce aura, and slammed Li Yiqi in front of the door.

In the face of the sudden attack, Li Yiqi's face suddenly turned pale, and he, who had never practiced martial arts, didn't even have time to raise his hand to block it, so he could only watch the tip of the whip slowly enlarge in his pupils.

"Huh?!"

However, just as the long whip was about to be whipped on Li Yiqi's cheek, there seemed to be a very slight sound of surprise from someone in the room. At the same time, the tip of the whip flipped down twice like a snake with great dexterity, and slammed it on Li Yiqi's chest.

"Ahh

Li Yiqi was whipped, exclaimed in pain, took a few steps backwards, unsteady under his feet, and sat on the ground with his buttocks.

"No, it's so weak......"

At this moment, a voice that seemed to be talking to itself sounded, and immediately a ghostly figure burst out of the door and appeared beside him. This slender figure was wearing a silver armor with a silver mask on his face, covering the upper half of his face, and he couldn't see the specific appearance clearly, only a long wavy black hair was scattered behind his head, it seemed that he should be a female general.

"You...... Who is it?"

Li Yiqi was lying on his back on the ground, grinning, only to feel a burning pain in his chest, and at this moment, a thought quickly passed through his heart - someone was going to assassinate him again.

However, as soon as this idea appeared, he immediately erased it. This is the Yamen of the Ministry of War, the heavy military aircraft of Great Xia, no one dares to kill people here, and it is still broad daylight......

"Hey, why are you so weak?!"

The female general did not answer Li Yiqi's words, but looked at Li Yiqi curiously through the silver mask and with big round eyes, her voice sounded exceptionally young, and Li Yiqi seemed to feel that she was not much older than herself.

"Who are you, and why are you attacking me?"

Li Yiqi rubbed his chest, only to feel a wave of anger burning in his chest, he slowly got up from the ground, staring at each other with dark eyes, and asked coldly.

At this moment, the riot in the atrium also attracted many officials and sword-wielding soldiers, but when these people saw the silver-armored female general beside Li Yiqi, their eyelids jumped again and again, and even the foot that was about to step out retracted, and their eyes looking at Li Yiqi were full of banter and sympathy.

"Don't you know me?" asked the general, her eyes wide and incredulous.

"Hehe, should I know you......" Li Yiqi laughed angrily, as if he couldn't feel the pain in his chest, his mind quickly swept over all the information he had collected before, and he had collected all the information of the princely family in Shangjing, but there was no one in front of him.

"Humph!"

The female general proudly raised her slender and white neck like a peacock, and a silver close-fitting armor perfectly outlined the curves of her graceful body.

She stretched out a white finger, pointed at Li Yiqi, and sneered: "The stinky boy of the Li family, you listen to the old lady, the old lady ......"

"Shan'er!"

An old and majestic voice came, and Fan Huang's tall and thin figure appeared in the atrium at some point.

"Lord Shangshu!"

"Master Fan!"

“......”

Seeing Fan Huang appear, the crowd of onlookers around him also saluted, and then obediently dispersed, leaving Li Yiqi staring at the female general with a calm expression, and through the half of the silver mask, you can also see the disdain and contempt on the proud face of the female general.