Chapter 455: Foreign Enemy
After Qi Qike interrogated these horse thieves, he still found nothing.
In fact, Xu Guangliang had some clues, but because of the reputation of the three words of Jinyiwei, he didn't dare to say anything about killing him.
What's more, he didn't know that the person who followed the commander of the Jinyi Guard was the emperor.
Qi Qike had no choice but to return to Orkhon City with Zhang Yi.
Cao Nai and Kuang Yu waited for a long time, and when they saw that the two of them returned in vain, they were even more depressed.
Seeing that the three eldest lords looked like mourners, Qi Qike persuaded: "Don't worry, my lords, who is the emperor, it will never be fine!" ”
Cao Nai was puzzled: "What do you mean by this?" ”
Qi Qike said: "In this world, which thief harmed the emperor? Rest assured, the emperor must have made arrangements. ”
Cao Nai paused and asked, "What kind of arrangement, why didn't you notify me in advance?" ”
At this moment, an officer of Mobeiwei stepped forward and whispered a few words in Qiqike's ear.
Cao Nai immediately became nervous: "What are you guys muttering?" ”
Qi Qike's face changed, but he didn't speak.
Seeing this, Cao Nai thought something was wrong, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "What news needs to be told behind your back?" Even if the sky falls, you have to tell us! ”
Qi Qike had no choice but to wave his hand and said, "Gula, come on!" ”
"Yes, Commander!"
The officer standing behind her was named Gula, who was the commander of Mobeiwei, and said at the moment: "Your Excellency, I have just received news that a group of cavalry of unknown origin has been found in Huluntai Town, five hundred miles away! ”
"What?"
Kwong Yu jumped up at once and asked, "How many are there?" What equipment? ”
Gula shook his head and said, "These people are extremely cautious, they only act at night, and our informants dare not get too close, saying that there are about one or two thousand people. ”
"One or two thousand, cavalry?"
As a former secretary of the military department, Kuang is very sensitive to the situation on the battlefield.
The imperial court set up five guards from west to east along the river, how could there be cavalry on the grassland?
Contacting the emperor that his whereabouts are now unknown, a bad thought emerged in his heart.
"Hurry up and get the map, where is Huluntai Town?"
Gula looked at Qiqike, who nodded slightly.
He took the map from the side, spread it out, and circled the location of Huluntai Town.
Kuang Yu's whole person was almost lying on the map, and Cao Nai and Zhang Yi also looked solemn.
Qi Qike rolled his eyes and asked, "Is there anyone from the military department?" ”
Kuang Yu raised his head, looked behind him, and said, "Wu Heng, come here!" ”
Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, went to the front line, the left squire stayed in Beijing, and this time it was Wu Heng, the right squire of the military department, who followed Cao Nai and others out.
Hearing the call of the old leader, Wu Heng hurriedly stepped forward: "The lower official is here!" ”
"How can there be cavalry in this place?"
Wu Heng stared at the map for a while, shook his head and said, "The military department has no arrangement, I don't think it's the soldiers and horses of the imperial court!" ”
There was a lot of talking, and the matter became more and more serious.
Because there can be no cavalry here!
From Beihaiwei to Mohewei, a strong line of defense was built, where did these people come from?
Wu Heng seemed to realize something, and said: "The troops of Duoyan Sanwei and Mohewei are attacking Tatar in the north, and there is a gap in the defense line of the Trouble River...... It's also possible......"
Kuang Yu then said: "Even if the number of troops on the defense line is reduced, you can't let thousands of cavalry break into the hinterland of the desert, unless you ......."
Everyone also reacted, as soon as the army set out, the enemy broke through the defensive line, and it must have been premeditated, and someone responded from it!
Kuang's gaze fell on Qi Qike, and Qi Qike also reacted, and said dissatisfied: "Lord Kuang, what do you mean by this?" ”
"What do you mean?"
Kuang Wei sneered and said, "As soon as Duoyan Sanwei and Mohewei set out to fight, a large number of unknown cavalry entered the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, please explain!" ”
"What do I explain?"
Qi Qi Keliu raised his eyebrows, and said angrily: "I also just learned about it, besides, Huluntai does not belong to the jurisdiction of Mobeiwei at all, what does it have to do with me?" ”
Kuang Yu pointed to the map and said: "The remnants of the Tatars who have taken off the flowers are in the Yaksha country, and now this group of cavalry is directly aimed at Mobeiwei, don't you need to explain?" ”
"Okay!"
Qi Qike was also a violent temper, and said at the moment: "In this case, I will count the soldiers and horses and fight to the death with the enemy, Gula!" ”
"In!"
"Gather your troops and horses immediately and go out with Ben's command!"
"Yes!"
"Wait!"
Kuang Yu suddenly interrupted and said, "Lord Cao, Lord Zhang, Wu Shilang, this official proposes to suspend the post of commander of Qi Qike until the situation is clear. ”
Now that the whereabouts of the emperor are unknown, and there are unknown cavalry entering the desert, you lead the troops to the battle, is it to conquer the enemy or the emperor?
Qi Qike was reluctant and said: "Lord Kuang, if you want to remove me, it means that I am guilty, please show evidence!" ”
Kuang Yu said coldly: "These cavalrymen are obviously coming at you, what evidence do you need?" ”
Qi Qike couldn't hold it anymore, pointed at Kuang Yu's nose and scolded: "Don't rely on the old and sell the old here, as the commander of Mobeiwei, I was sealed by the emperor, you want to remove me, why?" ”
At this time, Cao Nai stepped forward and said: "The matter is serious, Qi Qike, you have temporarily relieved yourself of the duties of the commander, and we will not embarrass you, and when the truth of the matter is clarified, if it really has nothing to do with you, we will give you justice." ”
Qi Qike said angrily: "Unless there is the emperor's holy decree, no one can come today!" ”
Kuang Yu's eyes widened, and he asked at the crowd, "Is there anyone from the ministry?" ”
This time out of Beijing, it was mainly the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites, because it might involve the transfer of troops, and the right attendant of the Ministry of War also followed.
However, there was nothing to do with the officials, so only one chief was sent to follow.
"In the subordinate department head Qiu Tong, what does Lord Kuang command?"
Kuang Yu said: "Immediately make a document of appointment and dismissal, and temporarily remove Qiqi Kemo Beiwei from the post of commander and envoy." ”
Qiu Tong looked at everyone and said, "Lord Kuang, if there is no seal of the celebrant and the celebrant supervisor, even if it is a document of the ministry, it will be invalid. ”
Kuang Wei frowned and said: "In extraordinary times, when you do extraordinary things, the Cao Gong and Zhang Gong of the cabinet are here, with their signatures, it is not your responsibility to wait until the emperor asks!" ”
Qiu Tong had no choice but to nod and say, "Humble this is the drafting of documents!" ”
Qi Qike had endured it to the extreme, and said, "Gula, drive these people out!" ”
Gula stepped forward, hugged his fists and said: "The top priority is to find the emperor, eliminate foreign enemies, and ask the commander to make the overall situation first!" ”
"You ......"
Qi Qike pointed at Gula with his eyes full of incredulity.
"Good!"
Kuang Yu finally showed a smile on his face and said to Gula: "From now on, you will temporarily take the position of commander!" ”