Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, June has been almost ready for the preliminaries of Liu E's funeral, but there are still many controversies. After all, Liu E is not an ordinary queen mother. There are many transcendences in both life and death, which also makes the Ministry of Rites very embarrassed. During this period, ministers often see disputes over Liu E's funeral.

Fortunately, the queen of the Song Dynasty, like the emperor, was buried seven months after his death, so there was enough time for the ministers to argue about the funeral. Li Zhang did the same thing, and he had to do one thing recently, so he had to take leave to Zhao Zhen these days and no longer went to the palace every day.

Early that morning, Li Zhang rode a horse to martial arts. The weather is already very hot now. If it were later, it would probably have started to have summer vacations for students. However, the Song Dynasty did not have the concept of summer vacation. Moreover, martial arts always emphasizes "studying in winter and practicing in summer". The hotter the weather, the more it can exercise the students' physical strength and perseverance. Therefore, the practice in martial arts has not only not decreased, but has also increased.

"Are you all ready?" Li Zhang quickly walked to the dormitory area. When he saw a familiar student, he immediately asked. The student's surname was Cao and Yi, and he was the famous uncle Cao Guo's in the mythology and legend. But now history has changed. Zhao Zhen's queen's surname was Zhang but not Guo. The two have a good relationship. Cao Qi's sister should have no chance to marry into the palace.

"I've been ready. Yesterday I said goodbye to my family. You can set off at any time!" Cao Qi immediately stood up straight and bowed. Compared to the weak boy who only knew how to read Taoism when he was in martial arts, Cao Qi is not only taller, but also has become much more calm. In fact, Cao Qi is one of the best students in martial arts. In addition, Yang Wenguang, Di Qing and others are all rare generals.

"Very good, I heard that you were assigned to Qingzhou this time?" Li Zhang looked at Cao Qi and nodded with satisfaction, and then asked again.

"Well, most of our students in this class have to go to the northwest. I heard that there has been no peace there in the past two years, and there are more opportunities to participate in actual combat." Cao Qi also answered honestly. He did not know that the court was preparing to send troops to Dangxiang. The fact is a military secret. Except for some of the most core ministers, no one else got any news.

"Well, the northwest Dangxiang is becoming more and more unhonest, and even violates the border repeatedly. The court has noticed Dangxiang's situation and will probably let you go to the battlefield soon. Don't be afraid at that time!" Li Zhang said half-jokingly and half-seriously. The battlefield is not a joke. At the beginning, he was already scared when he just went to the battlefield for a walk after the war, let alone fighting on the battlefield.

"Don't worry, the academic supervisor, it's actually not the first time we have been on the battlefield. Last autumn, the martial arts organization organized us to go around the northwest and fought a battle with the Tubo people in the west. Although the scale is not large, it has been considered as bloody." Cao Qi smiled confidently at this time.

Although Cao Qi was not old, he had already seen blood and had killed more than one, two of which were prisoners of war. This was also what martial arts asked the border army to train the students for courage. Another one was Cao Qi killed by himself on the battlefield. Because he had killed two of them before, he was not ruthless on the battlefield.

When Li Zhang heard this, he remembered that the martial arts school had organized students to go to the army. He laughed at the moment, then chatted with Cao Qi for a few more words, then went to other dormitories and finally came to the dormitory where Di Qing lived. Di Qing was packing clothes and saluting, and there were several other people in the dormitory. He immediately saluted when he saw Li Zhang.

"No need to be polite, I will say a few words to Di Qing." Li Zhang said with a smile. Di Qing was also very aware of the situation. He followed Li Zhang to the dormitory. At this time, Li Zhang took out two letters, "This is my letter to Jinshan and Cao Ya. You can bring it to them when the time comes."

"No problem. When Brother Jin sent a letter last time, he said he missed you very much. His business there was getting bigger and bigger. I really want to go back and see it!" Di Qing immediately took the letter and put it in his arms. He was originally a student selected from the army to send to martial arts, so this time he would return to his original troops, that is, the musket army under Cao Ma. Of course, his position would definitely be higher than before. Moreover, Di Qing did not lack actual combat. If you enter the army, you can go to the battlefield.

"That's good. After you go back, you can get familiar with your soldiers as soon as possible. There will be a big battle this year, and it will be the time for you to make achievements!" Li Zhang lowered his voice and said again. Although he could not disclose the attack on Dangxiang, he could remind Di Qing so that he could prepare early.

Di Qing was a very smart person. When he heard Li Zhang's reminder, his eyes lit up. He even guessed that the war that Li Zhang mentioned must be related to the Dangxiang people, and it was definitely not the kind of defensive war he used to do. Otherwise, Li Zhang would not be so sure. In this way, the court probably wanted to take the initiative to send troops.

Thinking of the above, Di Qing immediately showed an excited expression. He was the kind of person born for the battlefield. Since joining the army and fighting several battles, Di Qing finally found the meaning of his life. Only when he arrived on the battlefield could he feel like he was in water.

Seeing Di Qing's appearance, Li Zhang knew what he had guessed, but he did not point it out, but smiled and patted his shoulder again and said, "Your Majesty is still young and has a strong enterprising spirit. As long as you play well this time, it will definitely enhance Your Majesty's confidence. There will definitely be more opportunities for you in the future. It depends on how much you can perform!"

Di Qing can be said to be a rare famous general in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, in the original history, due to the restraint of civil servants, he was restrained everywhere. Especially after becoming the Privy Councilor, he was even restrained everywhere. In the end, someone even sued him for rebellion, which made Di Qing, a general who was still in fear when facing thousands of troops, actually lived day and night in fear, and finally died of depression.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Generals like Di Qing should put them on the frontier and let them expand their territory for the Song Dynasty and resist tens of thousands of enemies. This is what it means to make the best use of it.
Chapter completed!