Horse on the World

Chapter 197 To kill or not to kill?

"Mr. Zhong, you are really courageous!" Li Qing looked at Zhong Ziqi who was sitting calmly, and said with a smile, "Qingfeng is looking for you everywhere with all his strength, but you came here in a grand manner. To be honest, I am very surprised." .”

Zhong Ziqi picked up the fragrant tea, took a sip, tasted it in his mouth for a long time, and then swallowed it, "Good tea!" He praised: "It's not because Director Qingfeng is pushing you hard and has nowhere to go. Come to seek protection from the commander in chief! Li Shuai, you don’t know that this time I’m hiding in the corner of the Fugui Inn, and I’ve suffered a lot!”

Li Qing smiled heartily and looked at Zhong Ziqi, "Are you so sure that I will protect your safety?"

"Of course! Although Ziqi is not talented, he will not do the act of throwing himself into the net. Not to mention that I still have a little bit of love with the commander-in-chief before, but now, the commander-in-chief, I am also here on behalf of King Ning. The commander-in-chief is discussing important matters. I am afraid that there are many people in Dingzhou City who are talking about the secret and important matter between me and the commander-in-chief? I think those guys in the office must be in a hurry right now. ants."

Li Qing's face darkened slightly, as Qingfeng said, this Zhong Ziqi was not a kind person.This remark has a hidden needle, not only pointing out that he has saved his life, but also implying that a large number of forces know that he came here, if he dares to kill him, I am afraid that it will immediately cause an uproar.For the first point, he had already let him go in Fuzhou, and this life-saving grace can be regarded as repayment. As for the second point, hum, Li Qing sneered in his heart. so what.He repeatedly weighed the gains and losses of killing or not killing in his heart, and a killing intent flashed in his eyes.

Xu Siyu was extremely sensitive to this kind of killing intent. When he realized that Li Qing had murderous intentions, his muscles all tensed up, but he also knew that he was in the den of a dragon and a tiger. Even if he was covered in iron, how many nails could he drive?His face turned pale.

Zhong Ziqi was also extremely nervous. Li Qing was not a soft-hearted person. This can be seen from the fact that he attacked Angu and killed the entire Angu tribe. But he didn't want to run away in despair. He didn't want to be caught by Qingfeng, so he could only take risks. If he succeeded, he could accomplish a great event for King Ning.

Li Qing weighed it for a while, and finally made up his mind. Killing him would not bring much benefit. Instead, he cleared the obstacles for the court or some other forces, and created a big enemy for himself. What's worse, it might make more people People know their coveted heart for the Central Plains.Otherwise, what would you, the commander-in-chief of a military state in the western border town, inexplicably kill an important minister of a prince in the south?What's more, he has to bear the notoriety of killing his savior, which is also a great loss to his own reputation.I couldn't help complaining about Qingfeng in my heart, not handling the matter secretly, but handing a hot potato into my hands.

Seeing a smile on Li Qing's face again, Zhong Ziqi couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and Xu Siyu's tense body also slowly relaxed, only then did he realize that his vest was soaked.

Li Qing put the teacup on the table, looked at Zhong Ziqi, and said, "Okay, we don't have to beat around the bush, Mr. Zhong, you are safe, in Dingzhou, I will not touch you now, just say it, yes What is it worth you to take such a big risk to see me? King Ning's small actions in the south can't be hidden from others, anyone with a discerning eye can see it, King Ning's heart is known to everyone."

Zhong Ziqi laughed and said, "Ziqi didn't dare to ask Li Shuai for foreign aid for King Ning. I came today because of the announcement that Dingzhou just released, the announcement of selling weapons. Ziqi was puzzled, so he went to I came to ask Li Shuai to clarify my doubts, and I also hope to buy these things."

Zhong Ziqi understands that now Li Qing embraces Dingzhou and Tunfuzhou. Once he is allowed to pacify the grassland, no matter in terms of prestige or strength, he will not be second-guessed in Dachu. You need to know that the grassland barbarians have been doing harm to the Central Plains for hundreds of years. However, Da Chu has been unable to completely eradicate it. Once Li Qing completes these, his eyes will definitely turn to the Central Plains. Even if Li Qing wants to be a loyal minister of Da Chu, his subordinates will push him step by step to that day. What's more, it seems that Li Qing is also an ambitious person. One day, this person will be King Ning's biggest opponent.So before Li Qing and King Ning officially confronted each other, it would be good to touch some of the opponent's hole cards.

"Why does this make you confused?" Li Qing smiled, "I am in Dingzhou against the barbarians. There is a big fight every three days, and a small fight every five days. This is a bottomless pit of burning money. I am short of money, so I sell some Something worth selling."

Zhong Ziqi said: "The commander-in-chief sits on two states, and Fuzhou is a golden rooster. Why is it short of money?"

"Although it is a golden rooster, getting him to lay golden eggs is not a matter of time!" Li Qing leaned back, leaned on the back of the chair, and said: "What's more, Fuzhou is not mine yet, it is Qingcheng The princess’s. I’m just taking care of it at the moment.”

Xu Siyu curled his lips, not taking Li Qing's words lightly.

"Hundred-shot crossbows and first-grade bows are military weapons. With them, an army can have an absolute advantage in long-range strikes in battle. If Li Shuai really sells these two things, we will buy as much as you sell!" Zhong Ziqi's eyes sparkled.

Li Qing chuckled, "Mr. Zhong, do you want me to lose my trust? My Dingzhou has announced to the world that there are hundreds of crossbows and first-grade bows, and they have been divided into several batches according to a certain ratio. King Ning is a thousand years old, if King Ning is interested, then Mr. Zhong can participate in the auction that will be held soon, as long as you bid enough, then the largest batch of shares will be yours."

"Li Shuai, we can pay more, even double the highest price at that time, but we can only sell it to us." Zhong Ziqi said.

Li Qing laughed, but shook his head firmly.

Zhong Ziqi understood what Li Qing meant, he would sell these things, but he would definitely control the quantity, that is to say, Li Qing would never let these things pose a threat to the Dingzhou Army in the future, but Zhong Ziqi was puzzled Yes, no matter how complicated the structure of the Baifa crossbow is, as long as there is a real thing, a skilled technician can definitely copy it in a short time. Why is Li Qing so sure that others can't copy it?There must be other tricks here.

Of course, Zhong Ziqi, who didn't know why, would not be stupid enough to ask this question. This must be the most important secret of the other party. If it ends up being controlled by others because of this weapon, then the loss outweighs the gain.They have also done this kind of thing in the south, but what they produced is far less shocking than Dingzhou, and the people who can deal with it are not big families like Da Chu with exquisite hearts.

"In that case, let's take our leave!" Zhong Ziqi stood up.

Li Qing said with a smile: "Tang Hu, let someone arrange for two distinguished guests to rest at the posthouse. Mr. Zhong, you are welcome to participate in the auction. I hope you can get what you want and get the largest share."

Zhong Ziqi was not interested at this time, and bowed to the ground: "Thank you for your kind words, Commander, I am sorry to trouble you, Commander."

Seeing Zhong and Xu leaving, the smile on Li Qing's face slowly disappeared.

"General, this person will surely become a disaster for Dingzhou in the future, and he must be killed." A voice came from behind, it was Qingfeng.

Li Qing turned around slowly, "Qingfeng, your movements are too slow. If you didn't catch him before he walked to my commander-in-chief's mansion, you failed. I have an accident in Dingzhou, you should send someone to keep an eye on him, neither can anything happen to him, nor can any accident happen to him."

Qingfeng said angrily: "I actually want to be his bodyguard?"

Li Qing couldn't help laughing, "Why bother fighting for a moment, the competition between us and them is just a prologue, and the curtain hasn't officially kicked off yet!"

Seeing Qingfeng's pale face and dark circles under his eyes, Li Qing felt distressed, "Don't work so hard, there are many things that don't require you to do it yourself."

Qingfeng felt sweet in his heart, and said with a smile: "Well, it's just that there are too many ghosts and snakes these days, so I have to keep an eye on them." After a short pause, he glanced at Li Qing, and said in a low voice, "General, Jiyue is gone in Chong County. ?”

"Huh?" Li Qing glanced at Li Qing.

"The person I sent to protect her was knocked out, and Jiyue disappeared." Qingfeng stared at Li Qing and said.

Knowing that Qingfeng must have guessed something, she happened to be in Chong County at the time, and after she left, Jiyue also disappeared, Qingfeng must have known that she took Jiyue away, otherwise it would be impossible to find Jiyue with her ability Where is Yue? In Dingzhou now, he is the only one who can shield Qingfeng from the Department of Statistics and Investigation.Li Qing pondered for a while, "You don't have to worry about this, I picked up Jiyue."

"General! She is my younger sister." Qingfeng's pretty face slowly turned red, and her eye sockets began to turn red.

"Qingfeng, you have overdone some things. Jiyue told me that she doesn't want to see you yet, so let her calm down and I will explain it to you. When she calms down, she will naturally Will come back to you, you only have such a younger sister, how can you do this?" Li Qing blamed authentically.

Qingfeng's tears finally fell, she was silent for a while, then turned around suddenly, and ran in like the wind, looking at the background of Qingfeng, Li Qing wanted to speak, but finally held back, and slowly put down her outstretched hand .

Jiyue?Li Qing looked at the pair of soft and warm shoes on his feet, and couldn't help but move in his heart, let's go see that little girl tomorrow, she must be alone at Taohua Xiaozhu, feeling very bored.

Tang Hu led Zhong Ziqi and the two to the front of the mansion, stretched out his hand to beckon a personal guard, gave a few instructions in a low voice, turned around and said with a smile, "Misters, Tang Hu will not see you off, you two, go slowly. The post house has everything, if there is any inconvenience, just tell the officials there that we Dingzhou people are the most hospitable!"

Zhong Ziqi smiled and cupped his hands, "Thank you, General!" The two got into the carriage and turned around, only to see a few men in black standing by the wall not far from the Marshal's Mansion, looking at him angrily. .Zhong Ziqi smiled and waved to them, the carriage had already been taken away.

(End of this chapter)