Chapter seven hundred and eleventh true and false difficult to distinguish
When Liu Mingzhi went to the Kingdom of Jin, it took him several days to make many twists and turns, but when he returned to Yingzhou, he went straight back and forth. He quickly returned to the palace of Yingzhou in more than two days.
To Song Qing, who looked shocked and started cursing at him when he recovered, Liu Mingzhi responded with a faint smile and laughed it off.
"You went to the Kingdom of Jin?"
"Yes, ahem...didn't I leave you a letter?"
"I know you left me a letter, but why did you come back so soon? Didn't you go to intervene in the war?" Song Qing's expression changed as he spoke: "The war is not over, is it?"
Impossible. The Golden Eagle sent a letter the day before yesterday, and the battle report also said that the army suffered heavy losses in Kanzhou. How could it be over so quickly?
what is going on?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the confused Song Qing and shook his head slightly: "I said I would stay out of the matter, so I will not go against what I said.
It is not appropriate to help Wanyan massacre his own Paoze, or to help Paoze attack Wanyan's empire.
One is unjust and the other is unkind.
And can’t bear it!
You just said that the battle report is here, where is the battle report?"
"It's on your desk. Take a look. Your good junior brother used a ruthless trick to severely damage the Northern Expedition's nearly one-guard force."
Liu Mingzhi frowned and hurriedly walked towards the desk. Looking at the battle reports placed there, he looked through them carefully without hesitation.
After looking at the contents of the battle report, Liu Mingzhi's expression was indescribable, and he silently placed the battle report on the desk.
"I'm afraid life will not be easy for the two countries in the future. General Wan Mingliang, Uncle Yun Chong and the others will definitely launch a thunderous offensive against the troops of the two countries.
With a guard of 50,000 men and 45,000 casualties, the amount of troops allowed to be lost in a single battle would be lost if a heavily defended city was captured.
I'm afraid that Marshal Yun will also intensify his offensive against Anzhou."
Song Qing nodded calmly: "You are right. Judging from the literal meaning, the army's offensive against Anzhou is intensifying. As for how to defeat the enemy, we don't know.
What do you think after visiting the battlefield in person?
Once Anzhou and Kanzhou were defeated, there were dozens of cities in the rear of the Jin Kingdom. They were all insignificant cities, neither big nor small. Their attack would be a piece of cake for the strength of the Northern Expedition army.
As a result, apart from the important city of the Jin Kingdom's capital, the Jin Kingdom will no longer have any strong city that can be defended.
We have seen the scale of the Jin Kingdom's capital city when we were on missions, and have also climbed it ourselves. It is indeed a rare and solid fortress, but it is still slightly insufficient compared to our capital city.
When the King of Shu and others raised their troops to rebel, we traveled thousands of miles to support the capital. Even the strong city of the capital was captured by artillery fire in only four days.
The capital of the Jin Kingdom was probably nothing more than this, let alone with such a huge military strength.
So, with your own eyes, excluding the Turks, do you think the Jin Kingdom alone can withstand this year's war?"
Liu Mingzhi picked up the tea and rinsed his mouth, chewed the tea leaves in his mouth, narrowed his eyes slightly and was silent for a long time before silently shaking his head at Song Qing.
"Hard to say!"
Song Qing was startled, and looked at Liu Mingzhi, who looked enigmatic, with a frown: "What do you mean? Do you think the Kingdom of Jin can resist for another year and a half?"
Liu Mingzhi said nothing, still squinting his eyes and shaking his head.
"Hard to say!"
"It's hard to tell. What do you mean? You're talking so weirdly. If you have any opinions, just say no."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Song Qing, who looked helpless, and gently twirled the ring on his hand. What he had seen and heard since entering the Kingdom of Jin appeared in front of his eyes.
Although he did not understand what the Jin dialect meant by the refugees in Jin, Liu Mingzhi could see unwillingness and resentment in their eyes.
The eyes are the windows to the soul. The mouth can lie, but the eyes cannot lie.
These refugees kept flocking to the capital of the Jin Kingdom, which showed that they still had a great sense of belonging to the imperial court.
Then their resentment and unwillingness are naturally towards Dalong's soldiers and horses.
"A country is destroyed by a strong army, not by bad government. Although it is destroyed, it is not destroyed!"
After saying something that confused Song Qing, Liu Mingzhi stood up and walked towards the sand table.
"The last general Du Yu meets the commander-in-chief."
Just as Liu Mingzhi stopped, Du Yu's voice sounded from outside the door.
Liu Mingzhi turned around and looked at the bundle in Du Yu's arms. He put down the bamboo pole he had just picked up and walked back to his desk.
"Brother, you go and enjoy the scenery for a while. Du Yu and I have something to say!"
"Okay, I just heard that you were coughing from time to time. Do you think you are infected with the cold? How about I go tell my brothers and sisters and ask them to make some medicine for you."
"It will take two days. Later, we will entertain the officials of the fourth grade and above who came with the order. They will definitely have to drink. Let's talk about the decoction in two days."
"Okay, then I'll go out first."
"General Song, walk slowly."
Du Yu looked at Song Qing, nodded with a smile, closed the door cautiously, and then walked towards Young Master Liu with the baggage in his arms.
"Commander, you asked me to imitate the seal. As soon as I heard that you were back home, I couldn't wait to send it to you."
"open to take a look!"
"Okay, Marshal, please take a look."
Du Yu carefully unwrapped the package, revealing the true identity of the pair of seals inside.
Liu Mingzhi stared blankly at the pair of dragon seals in the bag, and the surprise in his eyes flashed away.
This pair of seals are exactly the same in terms of jade material and appearance. Except for the slight difference in the texture of the jade on them, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are carved from the same mold.
I have been in control of the Dragon Seal for several years. At this moment, even I can't tell which seal is my real royal seal.
Showing a thumbs up to Du Yu in amazement, Liu Mingzhi picked up a seal and looked at it carefully, then picked up another seal and observed it carefully for a while.
Liu Mingzhi could tell his own seal from the feel of the seal. After all, there was some difference in feel between jade that had been used for several years and jade that had just been carved.
"This is my true royal seal, right?"
"You are so handsome, I thought you couldn't tell the difference yourself!"
Liu Mingzhi did not say that he could tell which piece was his royal seal based on the feel of the jade. He gently placed the royal seal in his hand on the table: "Where is the mark I asked you to leave?"
"Commander, hold up the imitation seal in your hand and look at the position under the belly of the third dragon. This is the unique mark of the imitation person.
As long as an expert sees this mark, he will know that the antique or the like in his hand is fake at first glance and was copied by a skilled craftsman!"
Liu Mingzhi searched carefully for a long time before he discovered the secret location Du Yu had mentioned.
If it weren't for Du Yu's guidance, I would have never imagined that there would be such a mark at this location.
"It's so ingenious that I admire it."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Du Yu's uncomplimentary look, chuckled, took out a banknote from his arms and pushed it in front of Du Yu.
"Thank you for your hard work, take it to drink!"
Du Yu looked at the words "5,000" on the banknote, hesitated and put it away.
How can you use so much money on drinking?
Hush money is real, it won’t work if you don’t charge it!
"Thank you, Marshal."
"Go and have a good time. If you want to continue to stay in the mansion or go to join the brothers again, it all depends on your own wishes. I will not interfere."
"Thank you, Commander. I will take my leave at the end."
"Well, let's get busy first!"
After Du Yu left, Liu Mingzhi picked up a royal seal and played with it thoughtfully.
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Song's voice came.
"Young Master, officials are entering the mansion one after another."
"Well, you go and entertain them first, I'll be there later."
"yes!"
Liu Song's footsteps gradually moved away. Liu Mingzhi took one last look at the two seals in his hands, casually placed the real royal seal in the seal box on the table, and walked towards the bookshelf holding the imitation seal.
After a while of fussing, Liu Mingzhi straightened his clothes and hurried towards the front yard.