Among the two of them, one is a close friend of his classmate who has known him since he was young, and the other is his immediate boss who has been a colleague for many years. Their relationship is not as close as usual.
They even said that as long as Qi Dalang took off his pants, the two of them could guess how far he could go.
Back to business.
Is it reliable to ask him for help with horseshoes? In other words, can Qiongzhou make one?
Both of them believed that this was basically reliable.
The fact that he was able to kill the local mediocre king during his first term is enough to show that he has extraordinary means. There are also rumors that he can even make glass products now. If this is true, it is definitely not a mere horseshoe.
Down.
So, will he help?
Qi Jing believes that it will definitely happen.
First of all, the relationship between each other is definitely not an ordinary one. It can be said that without the protection of Qi Jing, little Qixiao would not have been born smoothly. In addition, there is mutual assistance. If nothing else, the old people in Qiongzhou
The shipbuilder received generous assistance from General Qi. Now that someone is asking for help, how could he stand idly by?
Therefore, Qi Dalang will definitely not refuse.
"In that case, I will write a letter to tell Shaocheng, asking him to try to help us solve the problem of horseshoes." Qi Jing smiled and said.
"This method is very good!" Zhao Mingyu nodded, thought for a while and then said: "The general might as well ask Mr. Qi in his letter what his views are on defending against the Donglu."
Donglu?
Why did it suddenly get involved with him?
As we all know, the forces in the north are divided into two strong ones and one weak one. The strong ones are the Tatars and the Oaras, and the weak ones are the Eastern captives. In terms of the current overall situation, as long as the two strong powers can be suppressed, the peace of the north can be preserved.
Otherwise, chaos will occur. As for the weak Donglu, it can basically be ignored.
Therefore, Qi Jing asked with confusion: "General Zhao, why do you suddenly pay attention to Donglu?"
"It's not me who pays attention, but Mr. Qi..." Zhao Mingyu thought about the past and said: "To be honest with the general, when Mr. Qi and I were working at Xingtaipu Temple, he went to promote the censorship.
He made a trip to Shandong. It is said that during that trip, he was cruel to the Donglu people in Shandong. Later, he took the opportunity to propose a plan to sow discord to His Majesty. In name, he promoted the leader of the Donglu to the title of "Heaven".
Cong Khan', but the actual purpose is to deliberately provoke a political dispute..."
Hearing this, Qi Jing nodded and said, "I have heard a little bit about this matter."
After a pause, Zhao Mingyu continued: "According to what I know about Qi Yu, although he is not a true gentleman, he is definitely not a powerful person. Donglu and him had no grudges in the past and have no grudges recently, but why would he do this to him?"
Such hatred? I suspect that there must be some unknown secret hidden in it. Since General Qi plans to write a letter, why not ask more by the way?"
Well, that makes some sense.
Anyway, it’s a matter of whether there is a match or not, so let’s ask by the way.
After that, the two of them put aside their military affairs and chatted about the customs outside the Great Wall, adding some elegance to the current exchange of drinks.
After having a drink, Qi Jing began his routine patrol of the camp, while Zhao Mingyu followed him dutifully.
Although it is already the time of the year, there are still many tough men in the school who are practicing martial arts hard. Oh no, in addition to the good boys and men, there is also a heroine who is not inferior to men and is also practicing archery skills there.
However, they saw the heroic Fang Ruojiao using his bow and shooting furiously. Three arrows were fired in unison. Although they were a hundred steps away, they accurately hit the target between the legs.
Hiss~~
Seeing this, Qi Jing suddenly felt a chill running down his spine, and even the smile on his face became stiff.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and everything should be peaceful. How can we do these scary things?
What?
Is this also called scary?
It’s so rare and strange!
Little did they know that a scene even more terrifying than this was taking place in the palace thousands of miles away.
Or should we go and have a look?
good!
In this frost-covered sky, Cining Palace, shrouded in night, looked shadowy and indistinct, making it hard to see clearly.
I don’t know why, but the lights tonight are suddenly much less bright than usual. It’s gloomy and not at all like what it should be like during the Chinese New Year.
Why is this happening?
I heard from the eunuchs that it was because the emperor was not in the palace and the concubines had gone to bed earlier, so there was no bright lights and it looked a bit eerie.
Yes!
After today's Zhengdan court meeting, the emperor did not stay in the palace to enjoy the warmth of the New Year with his "family". Instead, he invited all the officials to go to the Dajue Temple in the suburbs to worship Buddha devoutly, saying that he wanted to pray for the people of Dafeng.
.
Going to worship Buddha on New Year’s Day?
Um……
Although this is not a taboo, it still feels a bit unreasonable. However, the emperor just did it.
As for why, no one knows.
However, the emperor's move also brought a slightly thorny problem to the harem.
What?
The Queen Mother is ill, and she is very ill.
So, as a grandson of the royal family, shouldn't His Majesty the Emperor perform some filial piety before his bed?
However, the queen believed that the emperor went out to pray for the common people in the world and did so out of righteousness. Although it was unethical and filial, he should be more understanding.
Moreover, as the head of the harem, she can also express her admiration.
So the queen cooked the medicine herself and brought it over while it was still hot.
"Grandma, it's time to take medicine."
"Aijia won't take the medicine you boiled, get out of here!" The empress dowager, who was lying on the bed, was listless and weakly scolded.
The queen was not angry, but said calmly: "Grandma, don't be angry. As long as you take one more meal, you will be completely free from pain. You'd better hold on."
"No! The Aijia will never eat it again!"
"Hmph! Is this up to you?"
"you……"
The queen turned her face, looked at the red window grilles on the window lattice and said, "Grandma, this year is over, you shouldn't have anything to miss anymore, right?"
No nostalgia?
The Queen Mother was shocked when she heard this and said in a trembling voice: "You...you dare..."
The queen seemed to turn a deaf ear, still looking at the red window grilles and saying: "This red is really eye-catching, how can the pure white onyx look clean?" After that, she ordered the maid next to her: "This medicine, it seems,
It’s almost getting cold…”
"Slave understands!"
"The Aijia won't drink...never drink..."
Regardless of whether she wanted to or not, in the end, she was forced to drink the bowl of medicine that was supposed to cure an unknown disease.
Then there was a burst of painful moans like gnats.
Because she no longer had the strength to shout loudly.
A quarter of the time it takes to burn incense has passed...
It was not until the Empress Dowager was dying that the empress opened her lips slightly and spoke her innermost thoughts: "As the saying goes, a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds, but you colluded internally and externally to plot to kill the late emperor. You really deserved to be a mother. Alas.
, I wanted to let you live, but you didn’t know how to repent, and even wanted to plot against me. Well, I will not stop doing anything to protect you from my emperor."
"Well... uh..."
"Your Majesty doesn't touch you, not because he is afraid of you, but because he is worried about being infamy and damaging his image as a moral and wise king. Since I, the king, have concerns, I have no choice but to share your worries..."
Now that the words have been fully clarified, it is time to rest in peace.
However, the Empress Dowager still stared wide-eyed and refused to breathe.
When the queen saw this, she said: "Don't worry, I will blame all the causes and consequences of the late emperor's death on the former empress Hu to preserve your posthumous name. After your death, you will be smoothly enshrined in the royal ancestral temple.
Continue to Yu Yin and your mother's family. Well, I have finished what I need to say, so you can go with peace of mind."
These words were like a reminder from King Yama, causing the Empress Dowager to close her eyes forever.
After that, a silent silence fell.
After a while, the queen came to her senses and told the maid beside her: "Send someone quickly to report the funeral to Your Majesty, saying that the Empress Dowager suddenly suffered a heart attack and died while she was having a rest in Cining Palace!"
"yes!"
After everyone had retreated, the queen murmured to herself: "The case in Taiyuan Hospital that has been delayed before seems to be closed..."