Chapter 244

After dressing up, ye Tang changed a suit of jacket and skirt with water red and Begonia flowers, and went out with huiran and Qiuju.

Qinglong tea shop is bustling outside these days. The lobby on the second floor has long been filled with people. Storytellers not far away are flying around. A group of people are chatting with him.

Ye Tangcai came to the lobby and sat down. He heard a well-dressed old man in grey with a landscape folding fan in his hand say, "now Yingcheng, I'm afraid it's... Alas!"

"No?" The people around look a little nervous. If they break through, it will be terrible in the southwest! Maybe we'll attack here“ Didn't general Feng go there? "

"It's hard to say. Who doesn't know that the bravest of the Feng family is the dead general Feng. Unfortunately, alas! " The old man shook his head, and the folding fan in his hand knocked on the tiger's mouth, "on the Dragon Boat Festival, I'm not in the mood to see the dragon boat in Tianshui river. Now I don't even have a rest bath. Anyway... Let's wait for the news! " I dare not say more.

The people in the lobby listened to bursts of worry, and even the snacks on the table lost their taste in their mouth.

The news they are waiting for is now being presented to the Dragon case.

Emperor Zhengxuan's face was gloomy, and his eyes were on the bright yellow and vermilion fold of the Dragon case. A group of Ministers below stood in silence, hung their heads and dared not lift them up. In the middle, there was a man dressed as a bodyguard on his knees.

The king of Lu, the prince, the king of Liang and even the youngest King Rong are all here, standing in a row on the right.

The prince stared at the bodyguard who was kneeling on the ground. His elegant face was very ugly at this time.

The bodyguard trembled and said, "old general Feng went to Yingcheng with food and grass, but he didn't want to be intercepted and encircled by Xilu thieves 20 miles away from Yingcheng. The 200000 troops taken in the past lost 170000... Old general Feng took the remaining 30000 people into Yingcheng to meet with several small generals of the Feng family. But in a few days, Yingcheng was conquered and slaughtered... "

Hearing this, Emperor Zhengxuan covered his forehead with one hand, propped his elbow on the Dragon case and breathed heavily.

"General Feng and three little generals were beheaded. The last two little generals Feng retreated to Yu'an pass with the remaining 50000 people, and now they are there. " The bodyguard continued.

The prince's voice trembled: "where's the grain?"

"Grain and grass were robbed." The guard whispered.

Emperor Zhengxuan only felt that his eyes were black.

Qian Zhixin's face was black: "the Quartermaster who was finally prepared... Hollowed out our household."

"Don't worry about food and grass now. Think about who to send to Yingcheng." Liang Wang sneered“ Now it is obvious that the two remaining little generals of the Feng family are useless and the Feng family is abandoned. "

Listening to this, the prince, the old Marquis of Rongguo, Yao Yangcheng and Qian Zhixin all looked blue. That's the prince's wife's family, which is equal to the military power in the prince's hand! Now, it's useless!

Emperor Zhengxuan, who was at the head, squinted slightly with his yellow old eyes and looked around at the ministers below.

The generals in use now are king Kang, Xu Dashi, marquis house of Rongguo and Feng family! That's all. Of course, there are shangguanxiu, Wu Yiyi and others in Beijing, but they are from the commander of the forbidden army and the Jingwei camp. They must not be transferred.

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhengxuan is not good. When did his generals become so few? Not even one person available.

But now is not the time to think about this problem. Now the most important thing is Yingcheng! Yuan pass!

If Yu'an pass is broken, the twelve southwest States will not be protected!

The Minister of war said, "if you don't transfer King Kang or General Xu to Yu'an pass."

Liao Shoufu immediately retorted: "the northwest area is vast, and we can't take care of it just by these two people. If one person is transferred and the northern army of Xilu comes in, isn't it right in Xilu's arms? "

"How about the Marquis of the Rong state?" Liang Wang looked at the old Marquis of Rongguo standing on one side with a smile. That's the Queen's home.

"This......" the rugged old face of Lord Zheng changed“ The house of the Marquis of the state of Rong... In kuaizhou, there are too many people there. "

The king of Liang chuckled and said, "as soon as you come to the state, you can learn from the advice of Beiyan. King Kang and General Xu are overwhelmed?"

"You -" Lord Zheng's face was black, but he couldn't scold a word.

Emperor Zhengxuan looked at the advice of Lord Zheng and was angry.

The Marquis of the state of Rong has guarded kuaizhou at the border of Beiyan for generations. Beiyan is a subsidiary of the Qi Dynasty. It is poor and counselled, so it is the most comfortable to guard kuaizhou. It has a good reputation for guarding the territory at leisure. Kuaizhou hasn't been married for decades. In recent years, the Marquis of Rongguo has become more and more arrogant and extravagant. They were asked to go to Yingcheng. Didn't they die?

It doesn't matter to die. It's important to damage his soldiers!

The prince looked at Liang Wang's sarcastic eyes and his face was also extremely ugly. After all, it was his grandfather. Cold voice said: "the emperor's brother loves to laugh at people like this. If not, please sign it?"

Then the prince was surprised. What did he say? Then his face changed dramatically.

"OK." The king of Liang knelt down on one knee: "father, emperor, son and minister, please sign."

"Yes, emperor, let the prince go!" Chai Xuezhen, the Minister of history, immediately agreed, "now yuan pass is calm and the army's heart is scattered. If his Highness the king of Liang marches for the emperor, it will boost morale."

As soon as the faces of the prince and Lord Zheng and others changed, the prince immediately knelt down: "if you go to war, you should also be a minister. As a prince, it is natural for his son's ministers to go on an expedition for his father. "

"Please enlist me, too." Seeing this, King Lu and King Rong plopped down on their knees.

The courtiers all looked wonderful.

Emperor Zhengxuan's old face was blue and he drank coldly: "nonsense! What do you know! Now just boost morale? "

"Father emperor, the blood of the Xiao family is flowing on his children and ministers." Liang Wangdao.

Empress Xiao appeared in emperor Zhengxuan's mind, trembling slightly in his heart, and then said, "because of this, you should protect yourself."

If the king of Liang goes, the power of war will fall into his hands. His yellow eyes swept over the prince. If the prince goes, he will be killed by the traitor. Looking at King Lu, I want to go to war. First cure the problem of hemoptysis before going! He also swept King Rong. If you let King Rong go, why not let King Liang go? Liang Wang is still a brother!

"And what is your battlefield? What's the use of boosting morale without the general's protection? " Emperor Zhengxuan slapped the table and roared loudly“ Is there no one in my great Qi? "

The courtiers all hung their heads and said nothing. Unexpectedly, no one dared to stand up and ask for war. After all, it's Yingcheng. Such a brave Feng family died there one after another. Who dares to go?

"Give me a thought! Otherwise, what's your use? " Emperor Zhengxuan gave a cold drink“ If this matter is not solved, there will be no need to go down! "

All the courtiers talked again and kept proposing. In fact, it was king Kang, General Xu, and the Marquis of the Rong state who also proposed other noble military officers.

But one by one, another was listed by others and refuted.

The argument did not end at noon. But emperor Zhengxuan himself said that he could not go down until it was solved, but he was old and weak. By noon, he was dizzy with hunger. Finally, he had to retreat from the court, go back and rest, and let the imperial dining room manage the courtiers' food, but he just didn't let him leave the palace.

All the other Yamen in the palace have gone to the Yamen.

The Imperial Academy doesn't repair the national history these two days. They are busy with Yingcheng and Yu'an pass. Maybe they can come up with a good plan.

Zhao Fanxu kept turning over the national history of the previous dynasty and checking the war books of the previous dynasty, hoping to find a clever plan. If he could solve the crisis, the emperor would look at him differently.

When it was time to go to the yamen, Zhao Fanxu was still unwilling to go. He was still reading history books. Looking back, he saw Chu yunpan washing his pen. It was obvious that he was going to go.

Zhao Fanxu felt a diaphragm in his heart. He kept busy for an opportunity to get ahead, but Chu yunpan was not slow. Obviously, this opportunity was nothing to him. After the crisis, Chu yunpan had more opportunities to face saints.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fanxu was indignant and couldn't help mocking: "Chu Xiuzhuan, is this going home?"

"Yes." Chu yunpan answered faintly“ My lovely wife is waiting at home. "

"Alas, Chu Xiuzhuan is really casual and doesn't care about the war in Yingcheng. Anyway, that's where the Chu family used to guard. Now it's slaughtered. " Zhao Fanxu said with a slight sigh, "although the Chu family has taken the literary road, it should do what civil servants should do. At least give advice there, isn't it?"

Chu yunpan's eyes flashed cold sarcasm: "did Zhao editor think of a clever plan?"

Zhao Fanxu's face was stiff: "I'm thinking now."

"Yunpan is also thinking, but he doesn't stay here to think. He thinks while he goes home. If you go outside, you may come up with a clever plan. " Chen Zhiheng raised his eyebrows“ Chen Bian Xiu, go home, too. "

With that, Chen Zhiheng stood up. Chu yunpan had cleaned his desk and they went out together.

Zhao Fanxu watched them go together and felt completely excluded.

Thinking of what Chen Zhiheng said just now, if you go outside, you may come up with a clever plan. But if you can't think of a good plan, and those old guys have solved the problem? If he goes outside at this time, others will think he doesn't care about the war in the city.

Thinking, Zhao Fanxu hesitated and finally decided to stay in the Hanlin Academy. Those two went back on time. If he worked overtime, he could at least earn a good reputation.

After Chu yunpan and Chen Zhiheng left the palace, they went to the horse house outside the palace.

When they walked to the stable where the horse was parked, Chen Zhiheng said, "don't take old Zhao's words to heart. In response to the city war, who is not in a hurry, who does not think of countermeasures. "

Chu yunpan said, "what countermeasures can we have? It's just a lack of people."

He had untied his horse and turned over.

"Cloud climbing?" Chen Zhiheng frowned.

"Let's go." Flick the whip and go away.

Qiong Mingxuan——

Ye Tangcai is drawing patterns on a long table in the west room.

Huiran is putting rice in the small hall. Suddenly, Qiuju's happy voice sounded outside: "the third master is back."

Ye Tang was stunned, and then continued to paint the flowers.

After a while, Chu yunpan came in, and ye Tangcai raised his eyes and glanced at him. He was solemn and dignified, and sat down on the low stool opposite her.

"What are you doing?" Chu yunpan whispered.

Ye Tang skimmed his mouth and said, "draw flowers." Gave him a look, are you blind.