Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

And even for such a rejuvenation technique, most people need to recite a long series of mantras to make it work, and to ensure the input of spiritual energy, the movements of the hands are still agile. This processing ability is excellent.

With the casting of the spell, Lingyan's body slowly regained a little color.

Seeing the situation getting better, the doctor breathed a sigh of relief: "Taiwei, I may not be able to treat this injury, and I don't have the magic weapon and conditions here..."

"I understand."

Qin Ji nodded.

After all, this doctor is in the Daxia army. Although he is good at trauma, he is still in charge of emergency treatment and treatment. It is pretty good to be able to hang the wounded for a while. If you want to really deal with it, you have to find a doctor to cure.

"Please don't worry, Lieutenant. Although the injury is serious and the internal organs are all damaged, but fortunately there is no irreversible fatal injury. I used some spells and medicinal powder just now, and it should be fine to persist in Tai'an City. Here There are also some blood-enriching elixirs, which are helpful for restoring vitality, and the Taiwei can let him take it, and it should start to work."

"Thank you."

Qin Ji said, looking around, took out two gold coins from her bosom, and quietly put them into her pocket.

From a personal point of view, he thanked the other party, but after all he is a Taiwei.If there is no clear credit for the reward, it will be the army's expenses, which is against the military discipline of the army, so he will temporarily hire her to work in the name of a private person, directly using his own money.

What she said, Qin Ji believes that Lingyan's current injury, if he wants to not become a useless person in the future, he can only go to Tai'an City to seek medical treatment from the imperial doctor in the palace.

But...Lingyan had told him just now, judging from various signs, the one who attacked him and Lingyan was almost certainly Xia Yuxiao—the so-called fake black armored cavalry who had obviously received military training , presumably it was her attempt to mislead him to discover the flaw and transfer the suspicion. After all, in her calculation, Lingyan might die without his knowledge.

Going back to Tai'an City now is undoubtedly extremely dangerous. I don't know how many nets have been set up in Tai'an City at this moment.

Qin Ji looked at Lingyan in his arms.

It's just a risk, at most it's just a sacrifice of life, it's better than watching her die in my arms and feel guilty for the rest of my life.

It's just... It's okay to go back, but taking an adventure is an adventure, not dying, so you still have to make preparations.

He turned around and called the Marquis over:

"Li Junhou, I remember, there are still a few camps of the Mountain Army around here, right?"

"Yes, there is also a large battalion of the Mountain Army in a county town dozens of miles away from here."

"Okay, sorry to bother you, don't go back to the camp, just go with me."

"I don't know if you want to..."

"Your Majesty said before that I should pay attention to my safety. Now that I am under attack, I think I need to send more people to protect my safety. Your Majesty will understand."

After he finished speaking, he looked into Junhou's eyes.

Junhou was stunned for a moment, then he nodded: "I understand, Taiwei, I'm ready now."

Chapter 43 Getting Ready

In Bactria, the power of the army is very centralized.

In fact, the military power of the entire Great Xia is basically in the hands of Qin Ji and Xia Yuxiao. Most of the other troops controlled by various factions are relatively scattered, and their legitimacy is not high. If they really turn their faces, a considerable number of soldiers are Will not obey orders.

But in the face of Qin Ji's order, that's not necessarily the case.

Especially the Mountain Army.

For the officers and veterans of the Mountain Army, Qin Ji was very familiar with them. This army was brought up by his father at that time, and Old Anguo Gong was their old chief.After receiving Qin Ji's order, the Marquis immediately ordered people to carry it out. In addition, Qin Ji also released troops to contact the nearby troops and ordered them to gather and rest at the place where they passed.

In fact, at this level, anyone with a good brain knows that this is not the so-called "safety protection" at all. The Mountain Army in several counties near Fushan County, and the army near Tai'an City, plus The combined number of private soldiers, scale guards, and internal agents controlled by Qin Ji in Ancheng directly rushed to 5000 people.

In Daxia's foreign war, this troop strength is nothing, but the problem is that this is not a war of unification with the outside world, but the troop mobilized by Qin Ji in a short period of time. If he insists on not returning to Tai'an City, he will have to wait for ten days For half a month, breaking thousands is a normal thing.

However, Qin Ji couldn't wait any longer. Now he needed to return to Tai'an City as soon as possible to avoid any impact on Lingyan. In the state of emergency, he had already reached his limit. 5000 people are enough, you know, he still has some of his own people in the palace, even if the frontal court dispatches a large army with superior numbers, as long as the palace is disturbed, most of the problems will be solved.

If there are too many people, reaching the scale of tens of thousands, it will not be a simple escort, and it will be difficult to coordinate.Besides...he also left room for this attack, in case Xia Yuxiao is not the instigator of this attack, in the worst case, these 5000 people can also be said to be worried about their own safety because of a large-scale attack And the troops who were transferred.If the situation gets worse and Xia Yuxiao is coerced (but this probability basically does not exist), then people like myself can also immediately change to the Qing Dynasty.

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in the palace.

Xia Yuxiao anxiously threw the jade piece aside.

I have used the sound transmission technique several times just now, but Qin Ji never responded. Instead, the officer sent to besiege Lingyan and rescue Qin Ji before reported the situation to her—they arrived in Fushan County At that time, I found that everything there was over.Many corpses and weapons and equipment were left on the ground, and he asked Xia Yuxiao if he would follow the direction that the witnesses in the county said.

Xia Yuxiao finally issued an order not to follow up, because the troops under the officer's command were already exhausted, and there were many wounded left behind during the siege of Lingyan. The time is really bad to continue chasing.

Since Qin Ji's body was not found, and it was reported that most of the equipment left behind in the place where the battle took place was "black armored cavalry", it means that it was the other party who fled in a hurry. Qin Ji's safety should not be worried for the time being.

After she dealt with everything, she immediately contacted the black armored cavalry.

"His Majesty."

"I ask you, has the black armored cavalry received my order?"

"Your Majesty has never issued a decree to the ministers. Today, the ministers and their subordinates are training as usual."

"..."

"Your Majesty, could it be..."

"I understand. Come to Tai'an City as soon as possible. Your residence should not be too far from here."

Most of Daxia's army is usually dispersed into various small formations and stationed in various places in the country.The only difference is that the black armored cavalry is different. Xia Yuxiao's trusted younger brother Xia Cheng is in charge of this army that directly belongs to Xia Yuxiao. This "General Xia" also went out with the late emperor. The two are about the same age and have a good relationship since they were young. .

Xia Cheng never had any ideas on the road to power. He has been studying the battlefield art of fighting and marching, and he has indeed fought two tough battles.

However, in fact, Xia Yuxiao still controls the black armored cavalry. Xia Cheng is only responsible for the daily training of the black armored cavalry. When it comes to war, the military power is often handed over to generals authorized by Xia Yuxiao or Qin Ji. In name, Xia Cheng is still a general, but the actual operation is actually the work of the "deputy general".

The reason why Xia Cheng is used is because Xia Cheng is his younger brother and a member of the royal family. He is in charge of the black armored cavalry, which can be regarded as blocking the mouths of the clan and other ministers-Xia Cheng is the "loyalty and righteousness" praised by the late emperor many times If anyone dares to hit the attention of the black armored cavalry, it is tantamount to playing Xia Cheng's idea, which is tantamount to openly opposing the late emperor.

Xia Yuxiao trusts her younger brother's loyalty very much, but she doesn't trust his brother's combat command ability very much. It might be better to say that Daxia has a little more trump cards, Qin Ji, General Bai, General Li Shijing, General Wei and other generals , and those veterans left over from the period of the first emperor can all be on their own.His younger brother's command ability can be regarded as a famous general in some small countries, but it seems a bit mediocre in Daxia.

"Yes, I will mobilize the troops right away. Who is your Majesty's lieutenant this time?"

Xia Cheng also knew how much he weighed, so he asked directly.

Anyway, he didn't fight for vanity, he just wanted to be effective on the battlefield.Whoever is the lieutenant general, he will listen to whoever he is - although the lieutenants are all respectful to him on the surface.

"There is no lieutenant general, you come by yourself."

Xia Yuxiao said.

"what?"

"Why, you're not used to it yet?" Xia Yuxiao was annoyed by his reaction, "Don't worry, there's no tough battle for you to fight. This battle...can't be won."

She whispered, not knowing whether she was talking to him or comforting herself.

"Sister, something happened in the city?"

"There will be an accident, but not now. I need you to help me put down the place now. How about it, dare you?"

The communication between the two switched to the sibling mode.

"Anything. Bring them all?"

"It's not necessary, one thousand is enough."

"clear."

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Putting down the jade piece, she leaned on the dragon chair, hesitated for a moment, and then called Song Jingqing:

"Jingqing, I'll give you a task to lead someone to investigate the whole process from the decree to the black armored cavalry."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Find out where the interrogation order was intercepted, and all those involved in the accident will be handed over to the court lieutenant's mansion... No, you will interrogate directly, and you will be personally responsible."

It was impossible for the attacker to appear by such a coincidence when he gave the order to attack Lingyan, and happened to attack Qin Ji disguised as a black armored cavalry.And because the black armored cavalry is under her direct control, basically not many people will doubt it.Such accuracy and such a coincidence can only explain one thing, that is, the transfer order he sent was intercepted.

On this line, there is an inner ghost. Xia Yuxiao can't just go through the normal arrest procedure now, otherwise the matter will become a big one, which will have a great impact on the court.

"clear."

Seeing Song Jingqing leave, Xia Yuxiao looked out the window.

I hope my measures will be effective.

Chapter 44 See you again

The carriage stopped outside Tai'an City.

Qin Ji turned his head and looked at Lingyan who was still asleep, then put on his armor, held a sharp sword, and got out of the carriage.

Theoretically speaking, every time Qin Ji returned to Tai'an City, he basically didn't need to wait for the soldiers guarding the city gate to notify him. put in.

Because behind him, Wuwu followed an army.

In fact, he doesn't need the other party to let him in, because the purpose of bringing these troops is not to really rush into the city and kill - at least not now.

After a period of communication between the soldiers guarding the city and the people in the palace, they followed His Majesty's will and let Qin Ji pass through the city gate.However, the army of 5000 people was only allowed to bring in 1000 people as guards.

That's enough.

Qin Ji walked towards the palace with great strides, and the soldiers behind him didn't say a word. Although their swords and swords were still unsheathed, everyone could feel the seriousness of the situation with that dignified expression.

As soon as he entered the palace, Qin Ji saw Prime Minister Long and Wang Yushi welcoming him there.

Qin Ji glanced at the two of them, then nodded, Quan Dang greeted them, and continued to walk inside.

"Lieutenant, please stay."

Prime Minister Long said in a low voice.

"Old gentleman, what's the matter, I will talk about it when I am free, now I have something important to report to His Majesty."

Qin Ji's answer was very straightforward.

"Report to His Majesty, do you need to bring so many soldiers into the palace?" Prime Minister Long stroked his beard and smiled, "Taiwei, this is Tai'an City, so you shouldn't be asked to bring so many people as protection, right? "

"Tai'an City... I don't know if it's safe or not." He turned around, "Where is Your Majesty now?"

"I can't tell."

Prime Minister Long still looked at him with a smile.

"Then I'll find it myself."

He knew where Xia Yuxiao would be, and she would definitely not be the type to huddle in the safe room in case of emergencies.

"Then please place these soldiers inside or outside the city, Taiwei. Your Majesty will reward these soldiers later, and then invite them to the palace for a banquet."