Faced with all the talk, Ye Yongjia felt more and more pressure. He had not seen Cai Xianqing yet and had no idea of the progress of the matter, so he was particularly stingy with his words.
"No, no, no," Shi Yiyi hurriedly handed over to those people, "Shi Lang Ye is following the Prime Minister's order. How dare the subordinates disobey him? I can only follow his will."
"Please!" This group of people had no choice but to plead with Ye Yongjia, and all knelt at his feet, "I'm afraid it will be useless if you linger here for a long time! If you have to disturb Xuanhua, please forgive us for not obeying your order.
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Ye Yongjia was annoyed by their persistent pursuit, and finally had no choice but to help everyone up and said: "My father-in-law, two lords, what kind of person do you think I am, Ye! I have always been careful in handling things at the border, just for fear of going too far.
Being radical has chilled the hearts of the soldiers; since there is nothing to do now, I will just listen to you."
"Then there's no need to patrol this time. Let's call Mr. Cai over, pack our things, and leave this cold place as soon as possible." They urged impatiently.
Ye Yongjia said: "I have to go to the house to say goodbye to the deputy governor first. It would be too rude to do so hastily."
Shi Yiyi quickly took over the words: "The deputy governor is talking to Minister Cai in the military camp. Your Excellency, please drop by."
"Oh..." Ye Yongjia's heart skipped a beat and he clenched his hands tightly, "This saves a lot of distance, but it is also convenient."
Ye Yongjia dragged his slow pace, surrounded by a group of officials, and arrived at the military gate in a moment. He suddenly raised his head and saw many sergeants standing behind the wooden fence on both sides, holding their weapons tightly, and they could not hide their angry expressions.
His eyes were like fire, staring in his direction.
Ye Yongjia was a little afraid to move forward, but he gritted his teeth and moved his steps with difficulty; but when he came to his senses, Governor Shi was as motionless as a piece of wood.
"What's wrong?" Ye Yongjia turned his head, his entire face almost soaked with sweat.
"You go in, I'll wait here." Shi Yiyi said, pressing his sword.
Ye Yongjia had no choice but to pinch the bridge of his nose a few times to regain his composure and walk past the military gate.
"Master Ye!" The group of soldiers suddenly rushed out and shouted, "We are going to fight tomorrow, but we have not made any preparations for war. I hope you will inform me and not make the war disadvantageous!"
"What?" Ye Yongjia wiped away his sweat.
"What nonsense are you talking about here!" Shi Yiyi hurried over and scolded sternly, "Get out of here!"
When these sergeants saw Governor Shi, they were even more unwilling to give up. They all knelt down and begged, "Please Governor Shi, please listen to me!" They stopped the two of them at the door.
"Commander Shi," Ye Yongjia finally breathed out, "since your soldiers want to talk, just ask them a few questions."
"What do you want to do?" Seeing that Shi Yiyi was silent, he simply asked for him.
"Please allow me, the Commander-in-Chief, to conduct a drill at the school ground with the soldiers from the North Camp. This Lord of the Military Department is well-informed. If we rely on what he has seen with his own eyes, even if there are any shortcomings, we can make up for them in time."
"What do you mean when you come here and talk about this?" Shi Yiyi opened his eyes and roared, "If you still want to serve as a soldier under my hand, just go back to the city wall!"
"Oh, Governor Shi, there is no need to be impatient," Cai Xianqing walked over from the school grounds with a smirk on his face, "You usually urge them to practice here, but today you suddenly changed your mind, how can they be satisfied? In front of our eyes
What can I do if I have a practice session down there?"
Shi Yiyi was furious at what he said, but he was forced into this situation and did not dare to openly turn his face, so he curled his lips and said: "Okay, I will let Mr. Ye do whatever I want." After that, he led a group of people over first.
Ye Yongjia looked at Cai Xianqing standing here, and finally laughed relaxedly, and stepped forward to hold his hands: "Mr. Cai is really sophisticated! Now that we are the only two, let me tell the younger generation, these iron confidants, who are you?"
How did you buy it?"
"Now is not the time to brag about yourself," Cai Xianqing smiled proudly, "let's finish the important things first."
"But you have to smooth over Shi Yiyi's hair. Just now Mr. Cai spoke with a gun and a stick, and I'm really worried that he will offend someone." Ye Yongjia reminded him kindly.
Cai Xianqing disagreed: "I, Cai Xianqing, have been an actor for half my life and have interacted with so many people. I can see people with these eyes. This guy is obviously a timid person. Tinglong can safely manipulate him and let him see."
Look how awesome our foreign officials are!"
"Array up, practice!"
Ye Yongjia and Shi Yiyi sat side by side in front of the big tent and saw that everyone in the northern camp had arrived, including the more than fifty bribed soldiers.
As soon as the command flag was waved, the two teams of infantry and cavalry spread out and formed a formation - this step was completed very well, which made Shi Yiyi secretly happy.
"Cavalry out!"
Before the infantry could give way, the cavalry rushed out of the way. Fortunately, they reacted in time and didn't cause any trouble.
"The left army moves in from the right, and the right army moves in from the left, forming a changing formation!"
The two teams from the east and west crossed each other, but there was a burst of horses neighing and dust, the formation was in chaos, and the soldiers were spinning around like headless flies.
"That's enough!" Shi Yiyi slammed the table, "What the hell are you doing! Get aside!"
"Is this what the dignified Chinese border guards look like?" Ye Yongjia said calmly, "If the military discipline is not strict, how can we resist tomorrow's bandits?"
"This..." Shi Yiyi suddenly lost his temper.
"It seems that I can't let it go anymore," Ye Yongjia stood up, "I will stay here for a long time and report the current situation to the court."
The five eunuchs looked at him from the side of the tent, but they could only shrink their necks and look at each other.
"Sir," Shi Yiyi simply ignored his face and knelt down in front of everyone, "This is indeed the fault of a humble official... but please be lenient."
"Do you think there won't be anyone to fight without you?" Ye Yongjia shouted sternly.
"I don't dare to have such an idea, but the war hasn't started yet, and this crime is not serious. Please tell me to make meritorious service for my crime, and we will deal with it after the war." Shi Yiyi lowered his head, extremely embarrassed.
Ye Yongjia was about to scold again, but Cai Xianqing grabbed his elbow and persuaded him in a low voice: "General Shi's words are reasonable. Master Ye must not violate the law..."
"Okay," Ye Yongjia nodded, "Let me see how you can win the border battle with these soldiers who have not been trained for a long time!"
After everyone dispersed from the military camp, Shi Yiyi was the most depressed. He called the more than fifty soldiers who had been bribed, cursed them and kicked them severely before driving them back to the city wall to set up defenses.
"Ye Yongjia's fame is just around the corner..." Shi Yiyi took a big gulp of cold wine and said to the deputy governor, "But my official career is about to be gone and broken. Come and have a few sips as a gift to me."