Wang Qi walked not very fast, out of Shanhaiguan, all the way north, more than ten days to arrive in Guangning City.

This is where Wang Qi woke up, and it is from here that he began to rise.

Arriving in Guangning City, Wang Qi did not alarm the government or use troops, but just took Wang Shouxin and a few personal guards around the street.

And Li Qingsong, as always, led the secret guards to protect in the shadows in case any accidents happened.

In today's Guangning City, the city is several times wider than the original, and even the Crescent River, a tributary of the Liao River, has been introduced into Guangning City and has become a river through the city.

What was originally one main street has now become three main streets, each about 1,300 zhang long and 10 zhang wide, enough to accommodate three carriages running at the same time. There are also 10 auxiliary streets, which are also wide and long, with a total of three horizontal and eight vertical, supporting the transportation network of the entire Quang Ninh City.

Since the destruction of Jiannu, Guangning City has become a giant town in eastern Liaodong after Shenyang.

It is not only a communication between the north and the south, but also an artery for east-west transportation.

Any business travel, whether it wants to go to Horqin, or go north to Shenyang, or cross Guangning to take the Shanxi Datong line, must pass through Guangning City.

Therefore, in just two years, Quang Ninh City has become a giant economic and trade town with no political significance.

Walking on the main street of Guangning City, Wang Qi has a feeling of being separated from the world.

The flow of people is like weaving, the business travelers shuttle, the restaurants, tea shops, shops and shops on both sides are lined up one after another, and the colorful silk is fluttering, and even covers the city tower in the distance.

Every place is where Wang Qi has been, but every place is so unfamiliar.

The former Liaodong Governor's Yamen, that is, the Yamen of Wang Huazhen when he was in office, has now become a landmark in the center of Guangning City.

After being renovated, it was enshrined.

Especially in the small courtyard where Wang Qi lived back then, it has been converted into an ancestral hall.

It has become the most vigorous place of incense in the whole Liaodong.

Tens of thousands of taels of silver are produced every year, and there are many people who are strong in order to strengthen a pillar of incense!

Standing in front of the door, Wang Qi hesitated, but still didn't go in.

"Your Excellency?" Wang Shouxin saw Wang Qi's movements and asked, "Shall we go in?" ”

"It's already a matter of time here, and I wanted to revisit the old place, but now it seems that there is no need." Shaking his head, Wang Qi turned and left.

Wang Qi went to Liao this time mainly to see the military readiness of the armies in Liaodong.

After all, Qin Erbao and Lu Xiangsheng have already moved to the Guannei and guarded several provinces as governors.

Originally, Cao Wenzhao, the governor of Liaodong, led his troops into Korea to fight, and now he is deadlocked near Seoul with the Japanese and Korean coalition forces.

In the entire Liaodong region, it can be said that there is no one to lead the generals.

The time to meet with the generals of Liaodong has not yet been set, and Wang Qi wants to take a tour of the micro-service first, and then gather the generals.

Not long after, Wang Qi took Wang Shouxin and others to the bell tower of Guangning City.

The bell tower of Guangning City is not far from the Governor's Yamen, and it is also a place where businessmen and travelers gather, and the intelligence news that flows through here every day is not a thousand but eight hundred.

From parliamentary decrees to sows giving birth, all kinds of news are readily available, which is better than the yamen.

When the sun was in the west, Wang Qi and the others were already sitting in the teahouse next to the bell tower, drinking tea while listening to the chatter of the Quartet.

"Yesterday, over there in Sipingbao, another merchant was robbed of his goods!"

"Which one is it again?"

"Bafanglong Commercial Bank, its commercial house boasts of being well-equipped, has a large number of people, and is backed by the four seas commercial houses in the capital, and wants to go north directly, but I didn't expect it to be planted!"

"With the background of the Four Seas Commercial Bank, there are strongmen who dare to rob? Tired of living? ”

"Strongman raiding? Hehe, if it's really good for the bandits to gather a crowd, then the government will definitely work hard to suppress the bandits, but in fact? I heard about that guy." At the point, the two travelers' voices grew quieter and quieter, and finally turned into whispers.

After a while, I only heard an exclamation, and then there was a silence.

The two travelers glanced at each other, and everything was silent, and they said no more.

This time, Wang Shouxin on the other side was a little anxious.

"It's not a mountain bandit, who else can it be?" Wang Shouxin touched the beard at the corner of his mouth, a little puzzled.

"Hey, why don't you just check it out?" Wang Qi gave a look, and the guards got up and went to the table of the two travelers to ask questions.

It didn't take long for him to turn around.

"My lord, I asked clearly, it is a mountain col thirty miles northwest of Sipingbao. What happened last night, this matter spread throughout Quang Ninh City."

"The government doesn't care?"

"It's done, but that gang of strongmen has no shadow, and they haven't been caught yet."

"That's right, tell Li Qingsong that he has come to live," Wang Qi put down the tea bowl and said with a smile: "It's okay to be idle, before gathering the generals, let's go and see what the gang of bandits is from."

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Siping Fort, thirty miles northwest, old mountain pass.

Several good horses are grazing leisurely.

And Wang Qi stood at a rocky place, Wang Shouxin and Li Qingsong were guarding the side with guards, and the soldiers with the belt and the wooden guard were looking for something not far away.

After a while, a dark guard ran over.

"My lord, it has been checked, it is the means of the official army," the secret guard held a broken horse nose ring in his hand, as well as a cluster of silver silk threads: "The style of the horse nose ring belongs to the special military of Liaodong, and the silver silk thread is a special match for the belt of the archer battalion." Two verifications can conclude that this gang of bandits is from the official army ranks"

"How many?"

"From the horses' hooves and formation, about thirty-seven men, including ten archers, ten armor soldiers, and seventeen cavalrymen!"

"Oh," Wang Qi pointed to the secret guard in front of him, turned his head to Li Qingsong and praised, "This is called professional!" ”

"My lord praised it, that's what we did," the secret guard was praised by Wang Qi, but he was a little at a loss.

"Can you tell which province it came from?" Before Wang Qi came, he had already guessed that this group of thieves belonged to the Liaodong army.

After all, the entire Liaodong is under the iron hooves of the Liaodong Army, and the Jiannu have been trampled to pieces, where is the living space for horse bandits?

"If you go back to your lordship, you can't find out exactly which province it is for the time being." The Dark Guard returned truthfully.

"It's okay," Wang Qi waved his hand and looked at Li Qingsong: "Where is the nearest military garrison?" ”

"The closest to here is the station of the Left Guard Army of Quang Ninh" Li Qingsong almost didn't think about it and returned directly.

"Through the channel of the secret guard, let's find out the frequency and whereabouts of the Guangning Left Guard Army in the past month," Wang Qi's tone carried murderous intent: "Early tomorrow morning, I want accurate information." ”

"My subordinates will do it," Li Qingsong bowed his hand, and then rode his horse away.

"My lord, if it is done by the Liaodong Army," Wang Shouxin was a little worried about Wang Qi's safety: "Do you want to transfer troops first?" ”

"Is this necessary?" Wang Qi looked at Wang Shouxin: "I want to see, who dares!" (End of chapter)