If you want to take Concubine Fei out of the palace, you must obtain the approval of the Queen Mother. Therefore, Li Yanqing came to the palace gate early in the morning and handed the sign to him.

Outside the palace, Li Yanqing can be described as a powerful man, and no one dares to provoke him. However, with Li Yanqing's 80,000 guts, he did not dare to show his teeth and claws in front of the Queen Mother. Unless, his head is caught in the door.

Maybe the queen mother was busy, or maybe it was some other reason, the high-ranking and powerful Li Yanqing waited in front of the palace gate for more than an hour before a small chamberlain in the palace came to summon him into the palace.

The little chamberlain who led the way in front was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he looked good-eyed.

Li Yanqing took a quick step, walked side by side with the little chamberlain, and greeted him very affectionately: "I don't know the name of the pavilion chief? ”

According to the unwritten convention, the courtiers other than the cabinet chiefs and assistants are generally called "cabinet chiefs" to the ordinary eunuchs in these palaces.

The head of the cabinet was originally an honorific title for the middle-level chamberlain in the palace, but Li Yanqing deliberately raised his value in order to show his respect for the little chamberlain.

This is roughly the same as ordinary people, because they have no culture and can't figure out the grades of the soldiers, and they are generally called "Tai Lieutenant", which is roughly the same meaning.

With Li Yanqing's illustrious power, when he meets the little waiter who is born in the eye, he must also be polite to get close, so as not to get into trouble.

"Li Siqing is too polite, the villain is just the servant who is responsible for sprinkling and sweeping next to the queen mother, and the cheap name does not dare to defile Li Siqing's noble ears."

The attitude of the little chamberlain is very upright, one by one Li Siqing, however, there is arrogance in his bones that rejects people thousands of miles away.

In this palace, even the cats and dogs around the queen mother must enjoy superior treatment.

Although he touched the cold nail of the little waiter, Li Yanqing could only pretend that he was fine, and he didn't care.

Previously, Li Yanqing stood in front of the palace gate for more than an hour, and he was worried that the queen mother might not be in a good mood at this time.

In order to avoid encountering unlucky things when he met the queen mother, Li Yanqing had to lower his body and said with a smile: "The cabinet chief said that he was joking." Although he is stupid, he also knows that the cabinet chief who can serve the queen mother's side is comparable to ordinary people? ”

That's a bit insench!

In desperation, people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. Even Li Yanqing, who is the dragon and phoenix among people, has to put on a correct posture and speak softly because he has a request for others.

Objectively speaking, because of the extremely strict control, the attendants around Li Zhongyi are all obedient and abnormal, and they never dare to look at the faces of the important ministers of the court.

The little chamberlain was amused, and his face, which had been tense, gradually changed to a smile.

"No wonder the eldest princess said that Li Siqing can bend and stretch, and he deserves to be a big husband." The words of the little chamberlain scared Li Yanqing out of a cold sweat.

He couldn't figure it out, when and where did he offend the eldest princess, the big devil?

The eldest princess is not an ordinary princess, she is not only the only daughter of the current queen mother, but also the younger sister that the current emperor has always loved, and belongs to the heavenly dragon girl that Li Yanqing absolutely can't provoke.

Since the little chamberlain opened the chatterbox, Li Yanqing did what he liked and took the opportunity to figure out his name.

It turned out that this little chamberlain's surname was Wu Mingyong, and he was indeed a low-level chamberlain in charge of sprinkling and sweeping, and he was just promoted to the queen mother's dormitory a few months ago.

The attendants who can enter the queen mother's bedroom to serve are not ordinary people, Li Yanqing has a bottom in his heart, and his attitude is more sincere, and he wants to ask the queen mother how she feels.

However, Wu Yong kept his mouth shut and refused to reveal the slightest bit of the inside story, which made Li Yanqing never understand the essentials.

Before coming to Ciming Palace, Li Yanqing sorted out his official robe and hat, and was about to step forward, but he heard a crisp scolding voice from the side, "Li Dasiqing, do you still know to come to see me?" ”

When Li Yanqing heard this extremely familiar voice, he couldn't help but feel numb on his scalp for a while, no, the eldest princess, the big devil, showed up.

"Minister Li Yanqing, meet Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is blessed." Respect and humility are orderly, and Li Yanqing cannot bow down.

The eldest princess Li Yuxin came to Li Yanqing in a hurry, and said with a smile: "Li Dasiqing, what I asked you to do, how is it now?" ”

Li Yanqing saw that he really couldn't hide, so he had to bow down and bow his head, and whispered: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, I am extremely incompetent in the lower parts, and I am really ashamed that I didn't find that person." ”

"Hmph, can't find it? I'm afraid you don't want to look for it seriously, right? Li Yuxin squinted at Li Yanqing, and said with a smile, "With your ability Li Dasiqing, don't say that you are looking for a big living person, even if you are looking for a mouse in the cave in the palace, you can catch it, right?" ”

Li Yanqing was bluffed into a cold sweat, this kind of fatal rumor actually reached the ears of the big devil in front of him, it was really fatal!

Among the royal families, the princes or princesses born to the emperor are very educated and polite, without the slightest arrogance.

When they saw Li Yanqing, they would all take the lead in saluting very politely to show respect for the status of their father's confidants and close ministers.

However, there are exceptions. The eldest princess Li Yuxin is the middle-aged daughter of the Queen Mother, who is afraid of melting in her mouth and afraid of falling in the palm of her hand.

Where can Li Yanqing afford to provoke such a big devil?

"Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, I really can't do anything about it, I don't believe ......it" Li Yanqing was about to block the curse and swear, but was stopped by Li Yuxin waving his hand, "Hmph, tell me yourself, how many times have you lied?" It's strange to believe you. ”

Li Yanqing secretly complained bitterly, even if he had completed the things assigned by the big devil ninety-nine times, as long as he couldn't meet her requirements once, he would be completely overthrown, it was really difficult to be a man!

In fact, Li Yanqing had already found the man. However, he was very suspicious of the eldest prince's intention to find that person, so he would rather lie and be reprimanded than tell the truth.

In case, the eldest princess and the scholar have an affair, the eldest princess herself can't have any major incidents, and he, Li Yanqing, is in danger, he will lose his official position and be dismissed, or his head will be moved, why bother?

"Li Dasiqing, hello, great, I haven't been an official for a long time, and I have learned a lot from my perfunctory skills." Li Yuxin glared at a pair of phoenix eyes and said angrily, "Don't think that I don't know your little care, if my expectations are correct, you should have found him with your skills, right?" ”

"I'm incompetent, I really haven't found it, I really haven't found it......" Li Yanqing didn't dare to admit it, and waved his hands again and again, admitting that he couldn't do anything.

No matter what, Li Yanqing is also a trusted confidant of the emperor, and he is still full of confidence. In addition, with the emperor's wisdom and wisdom, it is impossible for Li Yuxin's temperament to let him unscrupulously interfere in matters outside the palace.

Although Li Yuxin is rude and willful, she is by no means a stupid. She also knew that it was really difficult for Li Yanqing to find a scholar in private, and she couldn't be forced too hard.

"Concubine Yuan, Concubine Duan, Concubine Jing, Concubine Lan and Concubine Xue, several of them are beside the queen mother. You can do it yourself, don't blame me for not reminding you. Li Yuxin sent a big favor, which caught Li Yanqing off guard.

Even if Li Yanqing is a big fool, he can understand Li Yuxin's words, the Queen Mother probably wants him to take the four concubines in the palace and the Yuan Concubine to Shu together, right?

Duan Concubine Han Xianglan and Jing Concubine Ye Xiaolan are both female secretaries in the inner study and have assisted the emperor in handling many government affairs.

The Empress Dowager asked them to go to the emperor's side, probably because she wanted them to share the emperor's worries, worried that the emperor was diligent in political and military affairs and was too tired, right?

As for Xue Concubine Jin Caijiao and Lan Concubine Zhao Xueniang, they are both palace concubines who have no children under their knees, and the Queen Mother's mind is probably to let the two of them conceive the dragon seed as soon as possible, right?

After entering the Ciming Palace, the empress dowager really smashed the problem on Li Yanqing's head, and he took the four concubines and the concubine out of the palace to accompany the emperor in Shu.

Because Li Yuxin had spoken in advance, Li Yanqing had already prepared, he threw himself to the ground, and said unhurriedly: "The minister respectfully obeys the holy decree of the Empress Dowager." ”

Before entering the hall, Li Yanqing had already thought about it very clearly. When the emperor was not in Beijing, Li Yanqing stubbornly refused to agree, except for provoking the anger of the queen mother, there was no benefit.

After all, with the respect of the queen mother, arranging a few palace concubines to serve the emperor is a matter of course, and Li Yanqing has no excuse to refuse politely.

Escorting the palace concubines and concubines out of Beijing, Li Yanqing is bound to mobilize soldiers and horses to accompany him for protection, which involves many aspects of formalities.

Although, under the command of the Police Temple, there is a mobile patrol force of more than 10,000 people. However, Li Yanqing does not have the power to mobilize on a large scale at will.

First of all, the power to dispatch troops throughout the world is in the hands of the war room of the General Staff Department.

In other words, if Li Yanqing, the secretary of the police temple, wants to mobilize more than 100 patrol officers to leave Beijing, he must obtain the approval of the war room of the General Staff Department. Otherwise, it is a heinous crime of mobilizing troops and horses without authorization, and you must lose your head.

Secondly, when the soldiers and horses leave Beijing, they must plan a detailed route out of the city in advance, and go to the Yamen of the Admiral of Jiumen to make the necessary records.

There is no way, the rules are greater than the sky, even if Li Yanqing is not happy, he can only pinch his nose and admit it.

After all the formalities were completed, Li Yanqing led 500 heavily armed patrol policemen to escort the chariot of one concubine and four concubines, and left the capital in a mighty way and went straight to Shudi.

For security reasons, more than 300 Ouchi guards with bows and knives sent by the palace, plus a large number of female officials and palace maids, made the total number of the entire team leaving Beijing more than 1,000 people.

From Yangping Pass to Jianzhou City, it is only more than 300 miles. However, due to the unusually rough and difficult mountain roads, under normal circumstances, it takes eight to ten days to march.

According to Liao Shanhe's original plan, after the Shu army was defeated and withdrew from Yangping Pass, it should burn the plank road to block the main force of the Han army from attacking Jianzhou.

However, the actual situation is that the fire in Yangping Pass frightened the defeated soldiers of the Shu army, and they only cared about fleeing for their lives, and they forgot to burn the plank road so important.

As a result, the advance engineer battalion sent by Liao Shanhe was forced to stop its advance and repair the plank road until it was more than ten miles away from Jianzhou.

Liao Shanhe rushed to the construction site, carefully observed the current situation, and couldn't help frowning.

Don't look at the Shu army just demolished more than ten miles of plank roads, if the restoration work is carried out step by step, it will take at least more than a month.

The problem is that tens of thousands of main forces are trapped in the mountains of Daba, and there is almost no possibility of receiving local supplies.

Li Zhongyi, who was in the position of the Chinese army, soon learned the news that the road ahead was blocked. However, instead of going to the front line, he chose to camp on the spot.

In Li Zhongyi's view, since Liao Shanhe has been chosen as the general manager of the march, then the relevant matters related to commanding operations should be fully handed over to Liao Shanhe, and there is no doubt about this so-called employment of people!

The ability of generals to command large armies in combat does not arise out of thin air, but is to constantly learn the laws of war from war, and then draw inferences from one case and generalize them.

To put it bluntly, at the pre-war military meeting, the senators of the war room of the General Staff Department had fully considered the possibility of the plank road being burned down, and had drawn up a relatively appropriate emergency battle plan.

More importantly, under the condition that the Han army has taken the entire Hanzhong Plain, the grain supply and transportation routes in the rear have been shortened to less than 400 li.

To fight a war, it is the ability to supply logistics!

With the grain reserves of the entire Hanzhong Plain as the basis for supply, it can be said that there is food in hand and there is no panic in the heart.

At best, the battle to capture Jianzhou was postponed for a month and a half, which is really not a big deal.

Sure enough, not long after Li Zhongyi set up the camp of the Chinese army, Liao Shanhe's decision came from the front: to select 3,000 warriors to form a decisive death camp, led by Liao Shanhe himself, carrying three 6-pounder guns, as well as the main components of two return guns, and rushing to the city of Jianzhou over the mountains and mountains under the starry night.

Li Zhongyi held the freshly baked battle plan in his hand, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth slightly, Liao Shanhe really experienced it.

When fighting in the mountains, there are many people and it must be an advantage. Because of the rugged mountain road, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they cannot completely expand the attack formation in front of the attack.

Due to the pressure of logistical supply, there are many people in the mountainous area, which will be a great disadvantage.

Compared with the newly defeated Shu army, after the Han army took the treacherous Yangping Pass, it was the time when the morale was greatly boosted and the army's morale was available.

At the same time, the Han army had an epoch-making offensive weapon, a return cannon + cocktail, and a 6-pounder gun.

The battle of Yangping Pass verified the power and effective range of the return cannon + cocktail. As long as Liao Shanhe is near Jianmen Pass, finds a mountain with a suitable height, and arranges an attack position, it is not difficult for Jianzhou to take it.

Supporting the superior weapons of the dynasty gave the Han army the ability to reduce the dimension and attack the Shu army, which made the originally extremely difficult siege battle much easier in the blink of an eye.

In the evening, Li Zhongyi stood on the top of the mountain with his hands in his hands, facing the sunset, and looked south with his eyes.

In the first half of Li Zhongyi's life, Chengdu Mansion was always a place that could not be bypassed. Back then, Li Zhongyi counterattacked in a desperate situation, from the prisoner under the stairs, to the establishment of the army in Hechi, and now to the lord of the entire Central Plains, and even the little wife was Meng Chang's concubine, which is inextricably linked with Chengdu, and it is impossible to cut it off.

Chengdu, I'm here!