Yu Wensong pondered for a moment and said: "If I remember correctly, this Li Xingqi is also a student of the Imperial Affairs Academy, and he did research with me back then, but it was not for a long time, and he followed him for about half a year. ”

"When did this happen?" Liu Yi asked.

"It was probably ten or more years ago, he should be about ten years older than you, and he left the academy a long time ago."

"I see, so he can probably be regarded as my senior brother." Liu Yi said with a smile.

"If you talk about it seriously, it does have a relationship with you, and it is not too much for you to call him a senior brother when you see him in the future." Yu Wensong nodded.

"It's a good thing, and when we really meet, we can get closer to him."

"I remember that he joined the army after graduating from the academy, but he didn't expect to run to the fleet of the Seawolf Galaxy, but he can climb to the position of fleet admiral in about ten years, this person is definitely not simple, if you deal with him, you have to pay more attention." Yu Wensong instructed.

"I'll be more careful." Liu Yi agreed.

The teacher's words made a deep impression on Liu Yi, Li Xingqi seems to be a very capable person, who can climb from a junior officer at the grassroots level to the position of commander of a fleet in ten years, I am afraid that this person's skills and scheming are quite good.

Liu Yi secretly reminded himself that when he met such a person, he must not act rashly, otherwise he would be sold and help others count the money.

"You don't have to rush to meet him first, I'll help you contact him first, so that he doesn't know you and thinks you're a liar." Yu Wensong said with a smile.

"That's hard work, teacher." Liu Yi thanked.

After ending the call, Liu Yixin said: "If the teacher can get in touch with Li Xingqi for me, this matter will be much more certain, I hope things can go well." ”

A few days later, Lu Gang told Liu Yi that he had found a way to contact Li Xingqi, who was very interested in the matter and had promised to hold a video conference at an appointment.

Liu Yi was very happy to see that things had progressed, and now he was waiting for news from the teacher's side, if the teacher's side could dredge the relationship, this matter would be more than half.

Within two days, good news also came from Yu Wensong's side, he had already contacted Li Xingqi, and the other party promised to have a private conversation with Liu Yixian.

In order to make himself more prepared for the meeting, Liu Yi investigated Li Xingqi's life experience on the Internet, and it was okay not to read it, but after reading it, Liu Yi was really shocked.

Li Xingqi's ancestors were actually nobles, although the title was not high, but the family gradually declined, and when Li Xingqi's father arrived, the family was just a small businessman.

However, Li Xingqi himself worked very hard, not only was he admitted to the Imperial Affairs College, but his grades have always been among the best, and he also participated in a scientific research project led by Yu Wensong.

However, before the project was completed, Li Xingqi went to join the army and joined a border patrol fleet as a junior officer.

Anyone in the Xinghan Empire who knows even a little about the military knows that the fleet in charge of border patrols is the most dangerous, often fighting pirates and rebels, and the casualty rate is always high.

Li Xingqi joined the border patrol fleet as a top student of a famous military school, which shows that this person is not only brave, but also knows that if he wants to rise quickly in the army, he must have military merits.

Sure enough, Li Xingqi has made many military exploits after joining the border patrol fleet, plus he came out of the military academy, and he has been promoted all the way, and within a few years, he climbed to the position of adjutant of the fleet admiral.

Later, he was transferred to the fleet of the Seawolf Galaxy, and he was promoted repeatedly, and finally sat in the position of captain commander two years ago, which can be regarded as a miracle in the entire empire.

If others want to climb to such a high position at a young age, they will have to be lucky to do so unless they rely on their family background. Li Xingqi, as the son of an ordinary businessman, was able to be promoted again and again in this way, and I have to say that this person has extraordinary ability and luck.

After reading Li Xingqi's resume, Liu Yi felt a huge gap, compared with Li Xingqi, he could say nothing, not only lost his future because he offended the powerful, but also did not even get a minimum official position.

Liu Yi had some doubts in his heart, would a person like Li Xingqi look up to him?

At the appointed time, Liu Yi sat down at the table seriously, and then opened the window of the video call and waited for Li Xingqi to go online.

About a few minutes later, a strange man appeared in the projection, wearing a brand-new military cap, a neat military uniform, and a very handsome face, at first glance, he looked like a shrewd and capable person.

When the other party saw Liu Yi, he first saluted a military salute, and then said: "Hello, I'm Li Xingqi, you are Liu Yi, right?" ”

Liu Yi hurriedly nodded and replied a little nervously: "Hello, I'm Liu Yi, thank you very much for taking the time to meet me." ”

Li Xingqi smiled and said, "Don't be so polite, I already know about your situation from Teacher Yuwen, let's call each other senior brothers in the future, so it's closer." ”

When Liu Yi heard this, he said in his heart: "It's still the teacher who has face, so I will be much easier, since he is willing to recognize me as a fellow disciple, things must be much easier." ”

"Okay, then I'll call you Senior Brother Li." Liu Yi said with a smile.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, they turned to the topic, after all, both of them are busy people, and their personalities are not grinding people, and talking about business directly makes both of them feel more comfortable.

"I've heard that bandits are rampant there, so you need my fleet to help kill them, right?" Li Xingqi asked first.

"Yes, it does." Liu Yi didn't beat around the bush and introduced the battle with the bandit group not long ago.

Li Xingqi frowned again and again while listening, especially when Liu Yi said that Ding Kai escaped halfway, Li Xingqi's face immediately showed a look of contempt.

After Liu Yi finished speaking, Li Xingqi said dissatisfiedly: "The empire is becoming more and more unpleasant because of a moth like Ding Kai, and it is really ...... that this kind of person can actually serve as a governor."

Speaking of this, Li Xingqi suddenly realized that it was not appropriate to comment on a local official in this way in his own identity, so he immediately changed his tone and said: "It is not easy for you, only relying on these people and equipment, you can actually defeat the bandit army, it seems that you are also very suitable for joining the army." ”

After receiving Li Xingqi's praise, Liu Yi felt a little proud in his heart, after all, the other party was a genius admiral who had experienced many wars, and he would be happy to get such a compliment.

"Where, senior brother has won the prize." Although Liu Yi was happy in his heart, he was still very modest in his mouth.

Li Xingqi waved his hand and said: "You don't have to be so modest, what I said is the truth, in other words, I may not be able to do better than you, I feel a little incredible when I hear it, how did you come up with these methods?" ”

"This is also forced by the environment, after all, this place of Yaqiu has the particularity of this place, which is different from other places." Liu Yi said sincerely.

Li Xingqi nodded and said: "You have a point, no matter what, you are really doing very well, it is really condescending to stay in Yaqiu, why don't you come to me to do it, I will find a way to get you a military rank, I dare not say that it is too high, at least I am a lieutenant." You think about it, how? ”

Li Xingqi's words were very unexpected by Liu Yi, Liu Yi never thought that the first time they met, Li Xingqi offered to let him go there, and the conditions can be said to be quite good.

"This ...... I really haven't thought about it...... I'm ...... here" Liu Yi hesitated and didn't know what to say, Li Xingqi's invitation was too sudden, and Liu Yi's mind couldn't turn for a while.

"It's okay, you don't have to answer in a hurry, think about it slowly and then reply to me." Li Xingqi said with a smile.

"Good...... Good...... I'll seriously consider it. Liu Yi stammered a little.

"Now let's talk about supporting Aqiu Xing, if you want me to send troops, it's not impossible, but I have to ask first, you have to tell me the truth, can you really afford such a cost?" Li Xingqi asked very directly.

Liu Yi knew very well what Li Xingqi meant, the fleet is not like the ground forces, and the fleet is a huge expense if it moves casually, not to mention the fuel, maintenance, and living expenses of the crew are quite huge.

If there is another battle, the cost of weapons and post-war pensions is even more staggering, so it is not surprising that Li Xingqi came up and asked the price.

"We don't have that much cash, but we hope to be able to pay with ore, and you know, Yaqiu is rich in minerals, and ore has always been a sought-after commodity, so you don't have to worry about having no market to take it out." Liu Yi said.

Li Xingqi shook his head and said: "I don't need ore, after all, I am a commander, not an interstellar pirate, and trading is not my specialty, can't you sell the ore and pay me again?" ”

Liu Yi smiled: "We also hope to do this, but reality does not allow it, so we have a second way to make both parties profitable......"

After listening to Liu Yi's conditions, Li Xingqi couldn't help laughing and said, "You really treat me as an interstellar pirate, if we weren't brothers, I wouldn't have talked to you a long time ago." ”

Liu Yi heard that although Li Xingqi said this, there was no angry look on his face, and he knew in his heart that Li Xingqi did not completely deny this plan.

Liu Yi decided to persuade Li Xingqi again, so that he could understand that this was actually beneficial to both parties, although the process in the middle was more complicated, but there would not be much problem in straightening things out in the future.

So Liu Yi explained his plan to Li Xingqi again, and analyzed the key points to Li Xingqi one by one, trying to convince Li Xingqi that this is a plan that is beneficial to both parties in the long run, and it is by no means just a one-shot deal.