As soon as Ye Qingchen left with his front foot, Bai Xiangcheng hurriedly came to Ji Qingchen's mansion with his back foot. Seeing Bai Xiangcheng come to the door in person, Ji Qingchen was very happy in his heart, which meant that Bai Xiangcheng did not treat himself as an outsider, but sincerely obeyed himself. This is Bai Xiangcheng's first visit, he was about to set up a banquet for Bai Xiangcheng, but Bai Xiangcheng said that he wanted to discuss things again, and when he saw Bai Xiangcheng with a serious face, Ji Qingchen could only give up and invited him to his study.

The two came to the study and sat down as the guest of honor, and Bai Xiangcheng couldn't wait to speak, "Xiangcheng heard that Xu Zhen has already sent a war post to His Highness?" ”

"Yes!" Ji Qingchen nodded slightly, "In the afternoon, I just sent someone to send the post to the house, saying that there will be a competition in the Yulin Riding School on October 30, and I have already asked Zhang Rang to reply to them, saying that he will go to the battle on time when the time comes." ”

"Alas! Your Highness, Xiang Cheng didn't dare to deceive, but with the current combat effectiveness of the cavalry battalion, if he fought with Xu Zhen's pikemen, I am afraid that he would definitely lose! Bai Xiangcheng sighed.

"Actually, since the military department gave me the roster of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion yesterday, I have already thought about the outcome of this battle. But this time I took the initiative to invite Xu Zhen to fight, and it is natural for Xu Zhen to send me a war post today, I must not avoid fighting! Ji Qingchen said very resolutely, "By the way, Xu Zhen's war sticker was just delivered to the house in the afternoon, how do you know about Lu Dao?" ”

Bai Xiangcheng smiled bitterly, "Doesn't Your Highness still know the Dao?" On October 30, the news of the battle between you and Xu Zhen, the prince of Xishu, has spread, and now the people of Junlin know the way. ”

Ji Qingchen, who heard Bai Xiangcheng's answer, was very calm, and sure enough, someone was behind the scenes, wanting to ruin his wisdom through this battle!

Seeing that Ji Qingchen was silent, Bai Xiangcheng opened his mouth and said, "But Your Highness, please rest assured, we still have a month, and Xiang Cheng does not dare to guarantee that it will take only one month to train the Xiao cavalry battalion into an elite cavalry that is enough to fight with Xu Zhen's pikemen without defeat, but he will definitely find a way to ensure that the battle with Xu Zhen's pikemen will not be too miserable." ”

After listening to Bai Xiangcheng's assurance, Ji Qingchen did not speak but fell into silence, he knew very well in his own heart that with the current combat strength of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, it would take a month to fight with the elite of the Xishu elite without losing too badly, this was already the best that Bai Xiangcheng could do. But for him, defeat is defeat, fiasco is no different from ordinary defeat, the news of his battle with Xu Zhen is already known to the people of King's Landing, if he is defeated at that time, and then through the vigorous publicity of well-intentioned people, his reputation may be ruined.

What to do? There has to be a way to do it! I still have a month to go, so I shouldn't just admit defeat! At this time, a voice in Ji Qingchen's heart shouted loudly.

Time passed like this, the burning candlelight in the study flickered weakly, and the atmosphere seemed very dull and depressing.

Suddenly, at this moment, Ji Qingchen, who had been pondering for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes, only to see a flash of sharpness in his eyes, because a ridiculous idea appeared in his heart, so he asked Bai Xiangcheng, "Brother Xiangcheng, at noon today, you said that every soldier in the Xiao Cavalry Battalion has been trained in his family's bow and horse salvo system, and they have a foundation, but they have been abandoned for too long because they have eaten, drunk and merry, so they will fight as low as now, right?" ”

"That's right! They have been trained strictly and systematically since childhood, and have a solid foundation, and it is only because of the past two years of hanging out in King's Landing, eating, drinking, gambling, prostitution, and prostitution that their bodies will be broken. Bai Xiangcheng said affirmatively.

"Brother Xiang Cheng, Xu Zhen has just gotten down the battle this afternoon, and the news of the battle between me and him on October 30 has already spread, and you must have guessed that there must be someone doing something here." Ji Qingchen's eyes were firm, and he said in an irrefutable tone, "So in this battle with Xu Zhen, our cavalry battalion can't lose, even if it is a draw with Xu Zhen's pikemen, we must not lose to the pikemen of Xishu." ”

Seeing that Ji Qingchen had realized the same as the two of them just now, Bai Xiangcheng couldn't wait to ask, "Could it be that His Highness has come up with some good plan?" ”

"It's not a good policy, it can only be regarded as our giving it a go!" Ji Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow you continue, I will personally go to the starling's mansion, and prepare for the Xiao cavalry battalion to compete with the battalion of soldiers and horses in his hand." ”

"Your Highness, ...... this?" Bai Xiangcheng didn't understand what Ji Qingchen meant.

"Since the soldiers of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion all have a foundation, and we can't let them recover their previous combat effectiveness in a short period of time through ordinary training, we can only stimulate the blood and potential in their bodies through fighting." Ji Qingchen explained to Bai Xiangcheng, "But we are now in King's Landing, and there is no enemy who can allow us to stimulate their blood and potential through one or two battles, so we can only use a battalion of soldiers and horses in the hands of a few imperial brothers to be their whetstone." Among the current royal brothers, if you want to talk about the combat effectiveness of the battalion of soldiers and horses trained in their hands, they must count the second brother, the third brother, the fourth brother and the starling brother, and among the four of them, the battalion of men and horses in the hands of the third brother is the strongest, followed by the second brother and the fourth brother, and the starling brother is the weakest. So in our first battle, we started training with the soldiers and horses in the hands of the starling, and then the fourth, second and third brothers. I don't believe that after these four competitions, I can't practice the bloodiness and fighting spirit of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, so then the battle with Xu Zhen can only be resigned to fate! ”

After listening to Ji Qingchen's explanation, Bai Xiangcheng did not express his opinion in time, but pondered for a long time before saying, "Your Highness's idea is good, but there is also a lot of danger in it. The Xiao Cavalry Battalion is a real group of gentlemen, and now they have been training for less than ten days, so we will let them compete with several elite soldiers who have been training for several months in the hands of His Royal Highness, if they are accidentally injured in the competition, and the number of injured people is too large, it will affect the morale of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, and it may also backfire, so that the Xiao Cavalry Battalion has a fear of fear. Besides, the soldiers in the cavalry camp are basically the children of the big family, so let this group of untrained people take the liberty to participate in the competition, if there is a serious injury or death in the process of the competition, this will ignore His Highness! ”

"It's not unreasonable for you to be worried, but now is an extraordinary time, and we can't care about so much." Ji Qingchen's eyes were firm, and he said in a Ling Ran tone, "The teacher once said that the duel between the cavalry is a narrow road where the brave wins!" As long as you go to the battlefield, even if you face an enemy several times your size, as a commander, you must have the courage to draw your sword and fight. This time we have reached the brink of life and death, and we can only have hope of life by drawing our swords and fighting! ”

Hearing the desperate determination in Ji Qingchen's words, Bai Xiangcheng's eyes suddenly stared at Ji Qingchen's eyes, trying to read a little hesitation or hesitation in his eyes. But he didn't get the answer he wanted, but read the resolute look in Ji Qingchen's eyes and the momentum of thousands of people.

Suddenly, at this moment, he was infected by Ji Qingchen's arrogance, and said with a smile, "Since His Highness said so, what else do I have to be afraid of in Baixiang City?" Your Highness, let Xiang Cheng witness this miracle with you this time! ”

"Brother Xiang Cheng can say this, it makes me very happy, in fact, I have been waiting for Brother Xiang Cheng's words just now!" Ji Qingchen said with a smile.

Bai Xiangcheng was stunned for a moment, and instantly understood the meaning of Ji Qingchen's words, and his heart was moved, but he didn't show it on his face.

……

Just when Ji Qingchen was discussing with Bai Xiangcheng in his study, in the Qianqiu Hall in the palace, Emperor Yan was also sitting opposite Concubine De, and lightly introduced Ji Qingchen's performance in the Kunshan military camp to Concubine De today. When Emperor Yan said that Ji Qingchen was decisive and ruthless when he killed Zhou Ning, he showed a faint smile on his face, saying that Ji Qingchen had a little bit of domineering that he had, and when he said that Ji Qingchen dared to use Baixiang City, which was not tolerated by the world, although Emperor Yan did not give any evaluation, but his eyes showed a faint look of appreciation, obviously he also very much agreed with Ji Qingchen's appointment of Bai Xiangcheng.

Although Emperor Yan praised his son, Concubine De was not as enthusiastic as Emperor Yan, "Your Majesty, in fact, the concubine has always wanted Chen'er to live a plain life. ”

"Qingtang, I naturally know what you think in your heart. But-" When facing Concubine De, Emperor Yan no longer looked like an emperor above one person and under ten thousand people, but like a warm husband, he said in a calm tone, "However, what I promised you back then will not be lost." ”

"Your Majesty! The concubine is very afraid, is the promise that was so important? It has to be at the cost of Chen'er's lifelong happiness. If that were the case, the concubine shouldn't have said something like that to you in the first place. But now the concubine has regretted it, and the concubine doesn't want to do it anymore. "Concubine De, who is usually dignified and virtuous, is now like a little girl who has been wronged, and she said to Emperor Yan very guiltily.

Emperor Yan saw Concubine De with a helpless face, his heart ached, he got up and walked to Concubine De, held Concubine De tightly in his arms, and said in an unquestionable tone, "Qingtang, don't worry, as long as I reign for one day, no one can hurt Chen'er." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Concubine De said softly, "It's just that as long as the concubine thinks of the prince who died in battle ten years ago, the concubine is very afraid, afraid that he will ...... dust."

"Qingtang, you know a lot of things, I can't help myself, and the matter of Cheng Qian is a column, but for the dust, ......" Emperor Yan's voice disappeared lightly in the Qianqiu Palace.

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Similarly, in addition to Emperor Yan, Ji Qingchen's performance in the Kunshan military camp today has been passed word for word to the mansions of the second, third, fourth and eighth princes, and also to the mansions of Jinghou Baijing, Pingyang Hou Li Qingyi, Anyang Hou Wang You, Prime Minister Pei Wenju, Liu Pingyuan, Secretary of the Ministry of War, Cui Jingsheng, Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and others.

However, unlike the dialogue between Emperor Yan and Concubine De, none of the princes found any opinions when they heard Ji Qingchen's performance. The privy envoy of the Privy Council, the only two remaining hereditary repudiators of Dayan, waited for Bai Jin to listen to the report of his family, and his weather-beaten face did not show any change in expression, but he was silent in the study for more than an hour before letting out a slight sigh. When Li Qingyi listened to Ji Qingchen's report on his realizations in the Kunshan military camp, his old face showed a solemn look, but he didn't say anything. After listening to his son Wang Wenhe's narration, Wang You's slightly narrowed eyes flashed with a hint of fierceness. Prime Minister Pei Wenju just smiled faintly. Cui Jingsheng was disdainful. There was only a slight look of appreciation in Liu Pingyuan's eyes, and then the expression on his face changed to expectation.