Your Majesty, please draw the card

The continuous heavy snow finally stopped, and the emperor issued a series of decrees to appease the people, allowing the people after the catastrophe to breathe a sigh of relief.Although they can't live without worrying about food and clothing this winter, they can at least survive.The emperor promised to distribute free seeds to them in the spring of the coming year. Although it was a new thing that he had never seen before, but I heard that even the emperor loved it, so it can always be sold!Even if you can't sell it, you can still eat it yourself. It is said that those things have medicinal value!

Unbeknownst to the common people, the government offices of the entire Great Yan Dynasty are actively preparing for war.The low-level officials just felt that the emperor seemed to have suddenly paid more attention to the northwest border, and all kinds of materials were transferred to the northwest as if they did not need money.However, considering that spring is the time when the activities of the Xiongnu are rampant, this level of emphasis is understandable.Only the senior officials of the six departments knew that what Dayan was about to face was a crazy Shan Yu, a barbarian leader who would never retreat easily without biting off a piece of meat from Dayan.

There are 80 defenders in the entire northwest border of Dayan, distributed in a series of border towns, mainly divided into three lines of defense.The first line of defense is an important border town, where there are veterans with the most experience, and these people have to fight the Huns almost every month.The second line of defense is based on the main cities of the Guanzhou capitals on the borders, where a large number of troops are stationed to protect these cities that bear the brunt of the Huns' invasion, so that the surrounding people can hide in time.The third line of defense is located in the north of Chang'an, where Dayan's most elite troops are located, and its main function is to protect the safety of Gyeonggi.These troops are like a shield, firmly protecting Dayan's heart.If even this line of defense is breached, the entire north will be in danger.

At the war preparation meeting, Han Yi, Minister of the Ministry of War, believed that if the Xiongnu really came out in full force, there were not many chances to stop them on the first line of defense.Because the Xiongnu may attack from any direction, but Dayan must take care of all places.In this way, the Xiongnu will definitely gain an overwhelming advantage in numbers on local battlefields, and then break through the border fortresses and drive straight in.

Han Yi felt that the best way was to use the troops on the first line of defense to hold back the Huns' footsteps and buy time for the troops on the second line of defense to mobilize.As for the Gyeonggi garrison, it is best not to use it if it can not be called.If there is an emergency in Chang'an, the blow to Dayan will be devastating, worse than losing ten border cities.

The emperor basically agreed with Han Yi.Zhao Yun also analyzed to him the advantages of cavalry against infantry.If there is no way to reduce the mobility of the Huns cavalry, the whole north will be very dangerous.Only by using the tactics of the sea of ​​​​people and deploying defenses layer by layer, can there be a chance to enter a stalemate with the main force of the Huns.Once the battle situation slows down, the Dayan side can hope to force the enemy back.

The money in the national treasury and the emperor's treasury was spent like running water, and it was the first time that Liu Xi felt a sense of crisis that he was about to go bankrupt.The Golden Harvest Guards are also hurrying to find the traitors of the Huns. If the traitors are not eliminated, the emperor will not sleep well.

In addition to these conventional methods, the emperor also used some special methods.Since time travel, Liu Xi has drawn more than [-] general cards, most of which are cards of level one, two and three.He sent these people to various places one after another, and now they have become the most important group of mid-level officers in the army.

Liu Xi appointed Gao Lishi as the military governor and asked him to go to the border to inspect and get in touch with these officers secretly.The purpose of doing this is to investigate the traitor, and the second is to understand the situation in the army and see if there are any weak links in defense.It is very common for the emperor to appoint eunuchs as military supervisors. Gao Lishi's status is destined to prevent him from being too perfunctory as a border guard, so there is a great chance that he can handle these two things well.

In addition, Liu Xi ordered the breeding and training of pigeons as early as a year ago, and this time these fine-bred pigeons obtained from the card system can finally come in handy.More than half of the pigeons were sent to various places in the border by him, so that they could report to Chang'an in time in the future.

On the other hand, the construction and dredging of roads is also a top priority, because once a war starts, the army's supplies must be transported out by roads.Liu Xi sent the few artisan cards he had to build roads, and also sent people to the border to teach the newly researched fortifications and bunker construction methods, hoping that these would become a help on the battlefield in the coming year.

There was not much money left in the inner treasury, so Liu Xi gritted his teeth and exchanged two telegraph machines and a telegraph receiver from the system.When exchanging for the second telegraph, the chilling price almost made him want to complain about the system.The first exchange of the system is usually a discounted trial price, and the second one is ten times the price!

But it's really worth it.

The telegraph has surpassed the times, let alone hundreds of years, and the one that was exchanged is portable and has its own solar panels, just like opening a plug-in.With the telegram, the news can be transmitted without delay, which can greatly influence the situation of the battle. This is the reason why Liu Xi made up his mind.

Liu Xi asked Zhao Yun to pick a few soldiers who were absolutely loyal and good at light work, and specially trained them to send and receive telegrams.There is no way, this thing is too precious, the first thing Liu Xi asked Zhao Yun to tell them is that the telegraph must not be lost on the battlefield no matter what.In case of danger, the signal soldier can be the first to run, but nothing can be lost, not lost, not lost!

The telegraph is Liu Xi's trump card, and his other trump card is Shanglin Wei.The Shanglin Guards can have [-] cavalrymen together, and Zhao Yun once assured him that these people are all elites selected from a hundred, and they will not be disadvantaged in a head-to-head confrontation with the Xiongnu cavalry.If this power is used, Liu Xi feels that Dayan's chances of winning will be a little higher.

It's a pity that Bai Qi, who went to the border, didn't send any news back, so he had to let Gao Lishi look for him by the way.

Everything that can be done has been done, and the rest is up to God.

In the twelfth lunar month, the emperor sealed up the imperial pen and Zhu Zhu, preparing for the New Year.

Although the second year of Jiahe was not a very smooth year, the New Year's atmosphere in Chang'an City was very strong.The newly-emerged rich man Fan Li ordered someone to make [-] catties of white flour steamed buns, and distributed them to the people in Chang'an City, making people praise this extraordinary gentleman in white.

Not long after, the emperor slipped to Fan Li's mansion again, had a delicious feast of birds, watched Xi Shi's new dance, and had a good drink with Fan Li, before he climbed into the carriage back to the palace in a daze.

As the new year is approaching, Liu Xi's subordinates also have their own entertainment.Li Baitian was so drunk that he was drunk every day, and his new works poured out as if he didn't want money, which made the literati in Chang'an excitedly pursue him for a while.Only Liu Xi knew that the reason for Li Bai's poetic success was that he was forced to separate from some people at the New Year's Eve.Li Bai really wanted to go to the border again, but the emperor said that he had to stay and write some happy New Year poems. As for what kind of masterpiece he actually made, even the emperor couldn't control it.

Taking advantage of the new year, Lord Longyang quietly went to Wang Zhen's mansion, had a few drinks with him, and left behind two capable servants, which made this deserted place suddenly lively.

What surprised Liu Xi the most was that Bao Zheng had actually made a marriage agreement, planning to marry a widow who was already quite old after the Chinese New Year.According to Mr. Bao, he saw that the widow had a hard time raising a pair of children by herself, and she was both capable and strong, and her husband's family had no one to rely on, so he asked someone to make a matchmaker, and the other party also affirmed Mr. Bao. Character will agree.Liu Xi was naturally very happy to follow the gift, but it was Mr. Bao who spent a lot of time trying to convince him not to come and see in person on the wedding day.

This day Liu Xi happily asked Zhang Dequan to bring the magic card. Recently, his mood has improved a lot. Anyway, he has done everything he can do, and he doesn't believe that he can't handle a mere Hun.Turning out a jade card casually, Liu Xi was stunned for a long time looking at the pattern on it.Today's fortune is "fluffy" and it is already puzzling enough, what the hell is this "Aobai meow" that was drawn out?Could it be a special breed of cat?When will the card system be able to draw pets?This unscientific!

No, no, it's quite scientific when you think about it carefully.The card system is all-encompassing, even white rabbit toffee can be drawn, isn't it normal to draw a cat?

But what is the meaning of the "character card" clearly written on the card?Could it be that this is just a person with a strange name?I have heard of the name Aobai, but I have never heard of the name Aobai Meow!

Liu Xi remembered that Oboi was a treacherous official who was eliminated by Emperor Kangxi. Should this Oboi be summoned?

"Zhang Dequan, let Lord Longyang come in." The emperor decided to summon the card when Lord Longyang was present.Lord Longyang is unparalleled in swordsmanship, so he shouldn't be afraid of a mere Manchu warrior, Oboi, right?

Lord Longyang came very quickly. Hearing Liu Xi's worries, his expression immediately became serious.The chances of the card betraying from the beginning are not high, but if it is a treacherous minister who will only bring trouble, it is better to act first.Lord Longyang stood beside the emperor, secretly clenched the hilt of his sword.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

"Oboi... Meow?"

A white light flashed, and a big black and gray cat suddenly appeared on the emperor's case.I saw that the cat had a domineering face, black face, white eyebrows and white beard. It really looked like Oboi in Zhou Xingchi's movie, which made people laugh.

The emperor and the big cat stared wide-eyed.

Sudden!The big cat slowly raised one of its paws, and tentatively pushed Yuxi to the ground.

The emperor immediately frowned: "Mr. Longyang, take it for me! Huh? Where is Mr. Longyang?"

Zhang Dequan said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, when the cat appeared just now, the old servant saw that Lord Longyang's face was pale, and he disappeared with a whoosh. I guess it's impossible to be in the same room with a cat!"

emperor:"……"

It was too late to say it, and the big cat raised its paw again, this time the target was the emperor's Hetian jade pen holder.

Seeing this, the emperor immediately rushed up, not forgetting to call out to Zhang Dequan: "Quick! Catch it with me!"

"Old slave obeys!"

"Ah! My inkstone!"

"Put down my bracelet!"

"Vase! Hold the vase first!"

"Zhang Dequan, it's over to you, stop it quickly!"

"oops!"

"Evil barrier, where to run!"

"boom!"

"what!"

There was a flutter of chickens and dogs jumping around, and the imperial study room was like a hurricane blowing through.Strange to say, this big cat seemed to have a grudge against the things on the emperor's dragon case, and jumped onto the dragon case several times to push things off, so angry that Liu Xi jumped up and down, and made a double-sided plan to get Zhang Dequan to stop him , himself raiding from the other side.Unexpectedly, he ran too fast, and the door of the temple was suddenly opened, and he bumped into the door panel!

"The emperor?" Zhao Yun, who happened to walk in, picked up the cat by the back of the neck with one hand, and lifted the emperor off the door panel with the other hand, "Are you...?"

When Liu Xi saw someone who could complain, his face immediately fell down: "It's all because of this cat! My money..."

"Your Majesty, did you feel any pain from the fall?" Zhao Yunzai inspected it carefully, and found that the emperor's forehead was just a little red, so he felt relieved a little.

"It's...not bad." Liu Xi felt a little uncomfortable under Zhao Yun's gaze. He hadn't seen Zhao Yun for several days, because Zhao Yun took the time to go to the palace because he was going to talk about the Huns today.I didn't expect to see myself in such a mess when I met him, which is really annoying. "It's all to blame for this stinky cat! As soon as it was summoned, it dropped my jade seal, my pen holder, and my inkstone. It can be seen that this is... a traitor cat!"

"Is this the cat from the magic card?" Zhao Yun was suddenly curious.He really didn't have much resistance to children and fluffy things, so he couldn't help mentioning the big cat and looked at it again and again.The big cat was obedient in his hands, and it didn't even move. "Hmm... It really looks good. Since it is a cat in the god card, the emperor should take good care of it. Maybe it will be of great use someday!"

"I don't want to keep this traitor cat!"

"Then let the last general take care of it!"

"Huh?" Liu Xi was stunned.Does the idol like to keep cats?This is not mentioned in any unofficial history!

Zhao Yun showed a look of nostalgia: "The general raised a cat when he was young. Although he is not as well-behaved and obedient, he has some experience in taking care of cats. But thinking about it carefully, it is not appropriate to do so. How can cats be raised in the military camp?" What about it? Besides, you will be going to the battlefield at the end, what will you do then? Why don’t you find a father-in-law to take care of you, Your Majesty?”

"No need! We can raise it together!" Liu Xi blurted out, "Let's raise it in the palace, and Zilong will take care of it when he is free, okay?"

"This... is also good."

The emperor said yes in his heart.

Very good!It turns out that this is no ordinary cat!This is a cat that can scare Longyang Jun away and make idols cute!

As soon as he thought of being able to raise a cat with his idol, his heart ached for the pile of broken things on the ground.

Zhao Yun patted the big cat's head again, "By the way, does it have a name?"

"name?"

"If you don't have one, please ask the emperor to give one!"

Yes!All house cats have names!

"Uh...then...Oboi?"

"Take the lead, worship the general and seal the title, what a good name!"

"..."

A drop of cold sweat dripped from the emperor's forehead, it was the first time he heard that Oboi's name could be explained in this way!I was somehow convinced by such a setting!