In Jiankang City, when Li Tingzhi received the news, four days had passed, and even Su Liuyi had left for three days. The reason why the news that should have been delivered level by level was so late was because the black bull who was in charge of the intelligence gathering work in the entire Jianghuai region, that is, the sergeant named Liu Er, had just returned from Jiangzhou.

"Liu Er, don't be in a hurry, sit down and speak slowly." has been a feudal minister for decades, Li Tingzhi has his own mind, although he can't meet the standard of 'Mount Tai collapses in front of him and does not change color', but ordinary changes cannot arouse any changes in his expression.

Things were presented in front of his eyes with the choked words of this seven-foot man, and finally waited for the final result! What he said later, Li Tingzhi couldn't hear it clearly, he only felt that his eyes were black for a while, and the scribes and clerks walking back and forth through the lobby had become ghosts, and he tried to shake his head to see clearly, and his legs suddenly became weak, and he couldn't support it anymore.

"We said before we went to the waiter, those dogs have no sincerity at all, there are soldiers, horses, food and grass all the way, how can we still need our spies to count, so they have to let our servants send them to death, and now the Tartars are really hands-on, but they are handsome!"

At the moment when the person was about to fall to the ground, he was hugged by the black bull violently, and his shout alarmed the people in the hall, and the staff and officials who were dealing with official business all put down their hands and gathered together.

"Go to someone, there is Lang Zhong in the back hall, call quickly." A middle-aged man led by a middle-aged man took a pulse, looked at his face again, and hurriedly shouted to the crowd, and the sound of footsteps sounded in the lobby, although things were very urgent, but thanks to the strictness on weekdays, there was no panic and disorder.

"It's not possible here, carry it to the back hall, it's too breathless around, and you all disperse." As soon as Lang Zhong came, he dispersed everyone, and the middle-aged man called two personal soldiers who were guarding the hall, together with the black bull, and planned to carry people and chairs in, but he never thought that Li Tingzhi would be tossed by them and wake up leisurely.

"Put it down!" Although the voice is very weak, the momentum is natural.

"Doctor, the trouble is to apply the needle here, set aside two hours for me, and after two hours, I will listen to you." Li Tingzhi raised his hand and grabbed Lang Zhong's shirt, asked him to lower his body, and then said softly.

"Which ● dǐng ● diǎn ● small ● said, .♂.♀os_ (); Needles? Lang Zhong asked subconsciously.

"What you gave to Wang Gong that day, I will do the same today, and I will give three times the consultation fee." Li Tingzhi's words made Lang Zhong suddenly startled, looked at his face, took the pulse for a while, and shook his head.

"Doctors don't kill people, your illness is not enough, as long as you can take care of it with peace of mind, a certain can be guaranteed" was interrupted before he finished speaking, and the hand that held him actually used his strength.

"Doctor, the military situation is urgent, I can't take care of it, everything has to be arranged today, otherwise it will be too late."

Lang Zhong was moved by his plea, he had been in the mansion for so long, how could he not know that this seemingly powerless man was actually the actual ruler of more than 30 states on the four roads of Jianghuai, a ruling commander who could decide the life and death of tens of millions of people with one word, but at this moment he entrusted his life to a small Lang Zhong's hand, and he didn't say a word, what else could he say.

"It's going to take about a quarter of an hour to clear the field here."

"Do as the doctor says." Li Tingzhi waved his hand and commanded the middle-aged man.

At the sound of an order, all the people stood up and retreated, the black bull looked at the changes in the hall, and his reaction was sluggish, after so long of training, he could feel it somewhat. Before going down, he squatted down and whispered a word in Li Tingzhi's ear, which made the latter's eyes light up when he heard the words.

"Really?" Li Tingzhi looked over with a hopeful gaze, and the black cow honestly diǎndiǎn headed, which reassured him a lot, this man had been with him for many days, and he should not tell such a lie to comfort himself.

"Liu Ziqing, a national scholar!"

The sudden sigh stunned the middle-aged staff who was about to withdraw from the hall, and his footsteps stopped, among all the henchmen, except for the Lu Senator who was elected to Beijing, he had followed the marshal the longest. After so long, I have never heard of Dashuai giving this test to anyone, including Lu Xiufu Lu Junshi, who is known as the genius of Tianzhong, today's change, he doesn't need to know the details, he can also guess that it is related to the young envoy who went to danger alone, and now Dashuai is critically ill, and he doesn't know what will happen next, and suddenly said such amazing words, could it be that there is something new about it?

"Do you still need a needle?" Lang Zhong was also amazed, just now his face was still pale and bloodless, and he became energetic when someone said something, but his body may still be weak, according to his diagnosis, the best treatment is to sleep, when he wakes up naturally, there will be no matter.

"Do it, thank you." Li Tingzhi still insisted, Lang Zhong sighed silently, took off his backpack, and put a small cloth bag on the coffee table next to the chair, turning it over layer by layer, revealing silver needles of different sizes and lengths.

He turned around and went to the handsome desk in the lobby to take down the candlestick that had been burned for most of the time, took out the fire fold diǎn, and carefully placed it in the gap of the coffee table, at this time the hall was empty, and the sergeants guarding the door on both sides struggled to push the door with nails and wood, and the light suddenly dimmed a lot, only the small candlestick exuded a dark red warmth.

"Li Xianggong, there is a sentence below, I want to listen to you before applying the needle." Lang Zhong stood in front of the coffee table, took out a small bundle of mugwort leaves from his backpack, took out a few pieces and slowly rubbed them into a strip in his hand, and then put them on the candle flame to burn a puff of green smoke.

"If the doctor has something to say, please speak up." Li Tingzhi took off his outer robe and pulled his middle coat off his shoulders, exposing his back.

"I don't know what happened, but if it can arouse the anger of the public, it should be related to the increasingly urgent military situation, and if that is the case, I have to persuade it. There is only one sentence, Jiankang City has no Wang Gong, if there is another good man, what is Nai Cangsheng? ”

Li Tingzhi was silent, of course he knew what Lang Zhong meant, he had the livelihood of tens of millions of people on his shoulders, and the more critical the moment, the more he couldn't fall, but "I don't know how difficult it is if I don't experience it", even if he wants to steal a moment of leisure, he has to agree to it.

On the other side of the river, in Zhenzhou, ** County, Xuanhua Town, a flat boat quietly stretched out of the ferry and slid towards Jiankang City on the opposite side. The person in charge of driving the boat was not an ordinary old man, but a few soldiers of the forbidden army in red jackets and light armor, and standing at the bow of the boat was a scribe, who was not in the mood to watch the scenery and recite poetry with a fan, and his face was full of worry.

As the pivotal button of the entire Jianghuai, countless goods will transit here, up and down to reach the two Huai and lower to the two Zhejiang, connect the two lakes and two rivers in the middle, radiate the two Guangzhou, Fujian, and the convenience of its transportation is even better than that of the Beijing Division.

"Boom!" A thunderous drum sounded suddenly, and the scribe at the bow of the ship raised his head in astonishment, trying to tell where the drum was coming from, and then the second, third, and next strokes did not return to silence until five strokes, and not only him, but even the sergeant paddling on the boat changed color and waited quietly.

"Boom!" After a while, their boat crossed the center of the river, and when the dock on the opposite side was already in sight, another sound came out, and then followed by the same five consecutive strokes, and everyone on the boat already knew that this was from Jiankang City, and the Jujiang drum had not been heard for a long time!

"Quick, work harder, I'm going to rush back immediately." The scribe's face was already anxious, and the sergeants who were traveling with him didn't know his mood, the speed was already very fast, and he suddenly encountered the big marshal beating and agitating the generals, and he didn't ask if there was a big event, and he didn't answer at the moment, and his strength was used again, and the boat shuttled like a spirit snake, and approached the Yanziji pier where the ships were dense.

When the scribe hurriedly jumped ashore, the drum had already sounded three ways, and he did not see anyone who came to pick him up, so the scribe had no choice but to take out the waist card on his body, snatch a merchant who was about to untie the halter, and in his stunned expression, threw the waist card into his hand, and then stepped on the pedal.

"After you enter the city, you will come to the government to find a certain person, and return your horse with this thing, and give some remuneration, offended, and leave."

Looking at the figure of the other party who had gone away, the merchant thought of calling someone, but when he looked at the brand in his hand, he swallowed back the words in his mouth, what people can say is not the prefect, but the mansion of Li Xianggong, who is above and below the ten thousand people in the city, where does he dare to say more?

As soon as he approached the street where the government was located, he saw the figure of the real gun and halberd of the Yazhong's own soldiers from a distance, which further confirmed the conjecture in the scribe's heart, it could not be something else, and the Xianggong had already received the news that he was coming back late.

"Mr. Suzhi!" As the confidant of the commander, of course, these soldiers recognized him, but they still stopped his horse, once the generals gathered, this area was equivalent to a military camp, and no one could gallop in the army.

"This horse was borrowed by so-and-so, and if someone comes to redeem it with so-and-so's waist card in a while, exchange it for him, and then pay some silver money from the account as a reward, and record it in the monthly salary of so-and-so."

Handing over the horse to his own soldiers, he hurried to the main gate, many generals and military academies had already arrived from various large camps outside the city, and they all dismounted at the street entrance like him, and for a while the sound of the collision of iron armor rings was endless, but no one spoke, and when they saw each other, they were only diǎndiǎn heads, and everyone wanted to know what was going on.

"Suzhi came back so quickly." Li Tingzhi, who had changed into a military uniform, sat in the middle, and did not get down to greet him because of the special situation, and the scribe did not stop walking until he walked to his case, and then took out the military newspaper in his arms.

"Is Liu Xingzu still smooth over there?" Li Tingzhi read it at a glance and put it on the case, not a single expression of surprise, the scribe had already made up his guess in his heart, peeked at it, Xianggong's face actually looked very good, better than usual, the worries along the way disappeared, he arched his hand upwards, and replied calmly.

In a month's time, 100,000 people in Huaiyin County have been transferred to the rear one after another, and although other places have not been completely withdrawn, according to the news told by Liu Xingzu, about half of the people have gone on the road in accordance with the arrangements of the government. When his subordinates returned, he was leading people to demolish the walls and houses, saying that he wanted to make sure that "there is not a single well in the field, not a single well in the city, not a single bridge over the river, and not a single boat in the water." ”

Li Tingzhi muttered the words "There is no millet in the field, no well in the city, no bridge on the river, and no boat in the water", his eyes suddenly lit up, and he secretly praised a few points in his heart, but his face was not obvious, because the drums of the gathering generals outside had ended, and the black ground under the lobby was full of human heads.

"I have called you here today because I have to announce that from now on, all the schedules and rest shall be made according to the time of war, and the battalions shall be abolished from their shifts, and they shall not go out if they have nothing to do. Fifty percent more drills than usual, thirty percent more food than usual, and uneven ordnance and food will be reported to you for a day's work, and you must make up for it within ten days at the latest, and after ten days," he said, his eyes swept over the faces of everyone in the hall.

"If there are any more people who are not in order, they go to the Facao Division to be punished, and today's incident is sudden, and those who do not arrive in time will not be held accountable, and their respective commanders will pass on this order, and the following will be read out to all military districts, and they will all be heard clearly."

"Jiankang Mansion is stationed at the north gate of the former military jurisdiction of the Imperial Front until the Yanziji Wharf, the water and land transportation is complete, the flow of people is mixed and difficult to argue, Commander Zheng, can you be sure of it?" The specific matters were announced by the senators in the scene, and Li Tingzhi sat behind the handsome case, watching the expressions of these subordinates change.

Half of the garrison in Jiankang City is composed of the officers and troops who originally defended the city, and the other half is the Huai army he brought from Yangzhou. Among the several commanders, there are both the original generals who defend the city, as well as his cronies' subordinates, who are generally impartial, and this commander surnamed Zheng comes from the original city guards, and his attitude can basically represent the local faction.

"If you have any doubts today, you can speak up." The staff had to pass his instructions, and when they saw that the other party was a little hesitant, they added.

"Since the senator said so, the last general said bluntly, there have always been some rumors in the army, since the court is discussing with Yuanhe, why does the marshal still have to be strong in his armor? The subordinates knew that it was not appropriate to ask, but if the rumors were allowed to fly, they were afraid that the army would be unstable, so the general boldly implored the commander to say something, and the subordinates could also block the mouths of those rabbit cubs. ”

"This?" The staff didn't expect him to point directly at Li Tingzhi, so he could only turn his head to ask for the marshal's opinion, but saw Li Tingzhi waving his hand to indicate that it was okay.

"This Commander Zheng was the North Gate guard that day? Is your Shangguan Liu Taishou? ”

Li Tingzhi did not answer his question directly, and unexpectedly went around to another place first, Commander Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then hugged his fists and gave a military salute.

"Dashuai Mingjian, his subordinates were just a commander at that time, and I was fortunate to follow us to guard the north gate, a battalion of men and horses, in the end, there were only about 20 left, and the subordinates and those brothers who survived are now divided into various armies.

"Your promotion is based on real military achievements, and it has nothing to do with this commander, I want to thank you for being too guarded, but do you know where he is now?" In the blink of an eye, Li Tingzhi's words made him stunned.

"Didn't Liu Taishou be promoted, and took the delegation to the Yuan people, and the last time the marshal led me to Jiangzhou to see him off, could it be that his subordinates remembered badly?"

"You're right, but that was two months ago, today Ben Shuai received a report, the Yuan people treacherously, ten days ago brazenly sent troops to besiege our mission station, almost no one escaped under the battle, your Taishou whereabouts are unknown, the rest of the more than ten people have sacrificed their lives for the country, the military report is here, take it to him, and show it to all the people in the hall."

Li Tingzhi didn't want to bother talking any more, so he let people take the Chuzhou military newspaper sent by Xuzhi, and when they heard his words, the generals were already shocked, and wrote it in black and white, and as the military newspaper was circulated by the generals one by one, everyone's faces couldn't help but change color.

If it is true, it means that there is no room for change between the two countries, no wonder the generals are going to gather today, Commander Zheng, who was the first to see the military report, stayed there in a daze, and after a long time, regardless of the armor, he suddenly fell to the ground.

"The subordinates don't want to guard any city gates, please give an order to the marshal, the last general is willing to be the vanguard, kill him and go to avenge our Taishou!"

"You just have this heart, it's not time yet, the north gate is the place where you are too guarded with blood, this handsome is now handed over to you, it is to comfort their spirits in the sky, you get up and answer, okay or not?"

"Don't worry, the city gate dock will send someone to take over, and never let a fly fly in." Commander Zheng straightened up and replied with his fists clenched.

Li Tingzhi diǎndiǎn head, leaning back in the chair a little tiredly, he waved his hand to let the staff continue to deliberate, and then everyone of course had no doubts, and those who were named by the diǎn were all gladly accepted the order, and now they are mainly carrying out war preparations, on the one hand, strengthening precautions to deal with the infiltration of the Yuan people, on the other hand, maintaining order to ensure the safety of the people outside the city, and sending them away or retreating into the city when necessary.

Once it is transferred to the state of preparation, the current situation will inevitably be affected, and this day has finally arrived, Li Tingzhi has a sense of relief in his heart, all the preparations that should be made have been made, and he only needs to act according to the plan. The only thing that worries him is that he doesn't know the young man who lives and dies, and he doesn't want to hear bad news anyway, even if it's like the military newspaper says that his whereabouts are unknown, people always have diǎn hope, even if this hope is only in case.

"Xianggong, Xianggong, two hours have come." I don't know how long it took, everyone in the hall took the order to go, and his staff saw that Li Tingzhi had his eyes closed, so he stepped forward and called softly, but he couldn't wake up no matter how he called.

"Don't scream, find someone to carry it in, Xianggong is already asleep." Mr. Xuzhi stepped forward to probe, his breathing was even, and his pulse seemed to be steady, and he made a silent gesture towards the colleague, shaking his head.