After a year, he once again set foot in this frontier land. The town of Suidi was no longer as quiet as it once was, the wooden fence in the camp was nailed to death, the soldiers carrying wood everywhere, the officers shouting and cursing at the top of their throats, and the air was filled with tension - this was the first line of defense against the Hu people.

"Where is Shi Yiyi now?" Before Ye Yongjia could speak, the accompanying eunuch asked.

The officer who led the way saw that these eunuchs were arrogant, and there were several teams of elite soldiers in the forbidden area around them, and they were suspicious, so they were a little more careful: "Dare to ask...... What did the envoy ask the governor to do? I'll pass it on to you. ”

"Pay attention, who is holding His Majesty's edict." Cai Xianqing said coldly.

"Oh, it's a negligent duty." The officer hurriedly turned his face to Ye Yongjia.

Ye Yongjia saw that the two fathers-in-law were quite displeased, so he smiled and said to him: "We are all sent by the imperial court, how can we use them in order?" Director Cai is also too rigid about the rules. But I think it's better to call the deputy governor first, what do you two think? ”

The two eunuchs didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, but they were afraid of his identity, so they had to agree: "Everything depends on the discretion of the adults." ”

The military official breathed a sigh of relief and ordered someone to invite the deputy governor to come and talk.

This deputy governor is newly appointed, named Du Qing, because the predecessor Shi Yiyi has taken the responsibility for losing Xuanhua, and has been dismissed in accordance with the law, so he was promoted. This person has a plain temperament, cares about the joys and hardships of the soldiers, and is loved by the border army, and it is because of him that Shi Yiyi organized the defense line of Suidi Town, forced the captives to retreat, and maintained the only face.

At this time, when he heard that the imperial court had suddenly issued a holy decree, he was shocked, and he thought that it must not be a trivial matter, so he hurriedly followed the officer out of the big tent and walked in front of Ye Yongjia and others.

"Humble Du Qing, I have seen Ye Shilang, Director Cai, and the two lieutenant envoys." He calmly made a few gestures.

Cai Xianqing was very happy to see that his actions were calm and serious, and he was the first to respond to him: "A few months ago, I heard that Vice General Du had meritorious service, and I met today, and I was really fortunate to have an extraordinary bearing." ”

"Vice Admiral Du, can you take us to see General Shi?" The eunuch asked impatiently.

"Yes. But Shi Dudu is now in the camp to watch the troops, far away from here, it is better to ride a horse. Du Qing replied.

Ye Yongjia waved his hand and said, "No need, let's walk." You can take advantage of your leisure time on the road to tell me about the army. ”

Du Qing glanced at him and thought to himself: "This Ye Shilang is not in a hurry or impatient, he can really calm down!" The imperial court sent this person to pass on his life, and he will definitely succeed immediately! Then he arched his hand and said, "Listen to the command!" ”

"I'm most interested in how your firearms are developing. I wonder if I have made one or two improvements since I last came? ”

"There has been progress, but to tell you the truth, the effect is really not good," Du Qing smiled, "At the end of last year, Lord Shi organized a new army to train them to guard against the northern captives. Those firecrackers were all polished beautifully, but when they went to the battlefield, they injured their own people and made them laugh. This thing is troublesome, and the gunpowder and lead used consume a lot, even if you teach the soldiers, how can you control the enemy? ”

"The power of the fire gun is huge, and Vice General Du must not be blinded by a leaf. The construction of the new army cannot tolerate a little sloppiness, otherwise how can it be effective? In the future, it will be up to the general to make a decision, and I hope you can support it. ”

'What can I, a deputy, decide for him?' Could it be ......' Du Qing suddenly understood, suddenly stopped, and looked at Ye Yongjia seriously: "Du doesn't know the essence of the fire, a little nonsense, not enough to care." But if the court orders me to train the new army, how dare I refrain from obstructing it! If it is in line with the will of God, as a courtier, he will never give up, and he will never dare to mention the word 'no'! ”

When Ye Yongjia heard his last words, he finally let go: "General Du is so loyal to the country, it seems that my trip will never be a failure!" ”

Shi Yiyi sat in the military tent and looked at everything in front of him worriedly. The picture of losing his armor on the battlefield still made him palpitate, so that his face was as white as paint.

The breeze outside the tent suddenly rolled up his temples, and Shi Yiyi didn't even bother to raise his head, and asked directly: "Vice General Du, what's wrong?" ”

"The envoy of the imperial court has arrived, please ask Shi Gong to come out to greet him."

"Who's sent?"

"Ye Yongjia."

"Okay...... Shi Yiyi rubbed his temples helplessly, "It's really a comeback." ”

"No matter what, the court's decree has to be accepted." Du Qing persuaded in a gentle tone.

"Call Ye Yongjia to come to the tent, I don't want to go out."

Du Qing was also afraid of provoking his anger, so he answered 'yes' and called Ye Yongjia outside the tent.

Ye Yongjia ordered several forbidden soldiers to stand on both sides with weapons in hand, ready to arrest people at any time; And when they had finished giving their orders, they went into the house.

He was not verbose, he took out the holy decree from his arms, and glanced at it coldly: "Shi Yiyi, kneel." ”

Shi Yiyi gritted his teeth and knelt down disdainfully. Du Qing turned to walk behind him.

"The edict said: Xuanhua is an important town in our dynasty, but Shi Yiyi does not know where his duty is, and he humiliates the teacher, so he should be escorted to the ...... in Beijing."

Shi Yiyi was provoked into a cold sweat, and was about to stand up, but his shoulder had been held down by Du Qing and he couldn't move.

"Tie me up!"

Before Ye Yongjia's words fell, the forbidden army had already rushed into the tent and quickly controlled Shi Yiyi.

When the soldiers in the school heard the chaos in the tent, they hurriedly put down their weapons and rushed to inspect them, but they saw that Shi Yiyi had been pushed out by the five flowers.

Everyone's eyes were red with anger, and they waved their arms and shouted, and there was an uproar: "Why does the imperial court want to tie up Lord Shi!" Why do you want to tie up the stone-sama! ”

"Soldiers!" Du Qing hurriedly appeared to speak, "Shi Yiyi lost his teacher and lost his land, and his fault is the deepest since the beginning of this dynasty, and he should be beheaded according to military law!" Hurry back, and wait for Lord Ye to announce the edict! Then he motioned for them to leave, but the group did not move.

The situation was critical, Ye Yongjia glanced at Cai Xianqing, only to see the latter walk to the front and take out the official letter from the Ministry of Households: "Everyone! Look at this official letter, there is the seal of the household department! It is full of evidence of Shi Yiyi's embezzlement of food and salary! The court is sensible, and it is full of two crimes, and it is unbearable, so it sent me and others to arrest people! ”

Everyone looked at each other, and after arguing for a while, they all calmed down, folded their hands and obeyed orders, and shouted in unison: "I am willing to obey the edict!" ”

Ye Yongjia continued to read out the edict: "You can't be without a commander in the army for a day. Du Qing has the merit of retreating from the enemy, diligent in governance, and the current generation is the governor of Xuanhua, don't live up to my intentions, admire this! ”

After hearing this, Du Qing's eyes lit up, he knelt down on his knees, and knocked his head to the ground: "Thank you for your grace!" ”

The soldiers have always respected Du Qing, and when they heard that he was taking over, they immediately cheered and bowed down one after another: "Thank you for your grace!" ”