Chapter 134

Before he finished, the emperor waved his sleeve: "you don't have to speak for him. King Xin has always been very successful. He must have been attacking the important state for a long time to come up with such a meaningless thing. It's a bastard."

"Father emperor." King Xin quickly argued: "father emperor, the prince's words can't be taken lightly. Has the father emperor forgotten that the prince had an affair with the princess Ding'an of the cloud country for a long time, so he spoke in favor of it. In the past, the marriage agreement between Chengyun and US was concluded. He went back empty handed for the princess Ding'an, and asked the father emperor to see clearly..."

This letter King's march was a waste, but he was a good hand in making such sophistry and nonsense. These words hit the weakness of the emperor and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

As soon as his voice fell, someone stood out of the crowd: "the emperor and ministers thought that his royal highness Xinwang's words were not unreasonable."

Before his voice fell, he was interrupted by a voice: "Duke of song, although you have always been in close contact with the king of Jiangcheng, you can't talk nonsense about such things and slander the prince. The last marriage agreement has long been concluded. If our prince and Princess Yun really have a private relationship, how can you easily give up the marriage agreement? His Highness King Xin is clearly trying to divert attention and get rid of the crime by mentioning the old thing again today. Duke of song is even a liar In order to curry favor with King Xin, you should think clearly before you speak. "

"You..." Duke song was exposed from the court, and suddenly felt that he couldn't hang on his face. "Prime Minister Li shouldn't spit out blood. I'm just telling the truth. Why is it so unbearable as Prime Minister Li's mouth? Please see clearly."

The emperor frowned and looked at the people under his head. He was annoyed: "well, don't say any more. I will find out whether there is a divine army map in the cloud country. However, yuan'er, you have always been a cautious person. This time, you have to explain the reason for your sudden withdrawal from the cloud country."

"Report to your father." Cheng Yuan had expected that the emperor would not be held responsible even if the Chongzhou war was lost because of King Yixin's power in the court and his father's preference for him. Therefore, he was not surprised that the emperor suddenly asked him questions. He just followed the emperor's instructions,

"Chongzhou is guarded by Yunling. Yunling joined the army when she was a teenager and has always acted well. Moreover, Chongzhou city is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is impossible to break it in a short time. In addition, we have spent a lot of time under the city and our military morale has been shaken. Both of them, the news that the cloud state has released the picture of marrying Princess Xu and divine army has spread all over the world. My children and ministers have received the news that the king of Guoxiang is here Two hundred miles behind us, even if we were lucky enough to win the Chongzhou city under the bloody battle, it was not impossible for him to get back after he arrived. In this way, we had to go through two bloody battles one after another, and then draw water with bamboo and basket, so we weighed the two again and again and decided to withdraw from Chongzhou. "

"What your Highness the prince said is very true." as soon as Cheng Yuan's voice fell, Prime Minister Li was deeply convinced, "The Xiang king, who was granted the Kingdom, has been the sworn enemy of our country for many years. This time, we fought two battles in succession, and the odds of victory are not very good. If we lose, we are not only sun Bing, but also to hand over the plans of the state of cloud and divine soldiers to the sworn enemy. Therefore, the old minister thought that his Highness the prince decided to withdraw from Chongzhou city ahead of schedule, and the princess of the state of cloud was promised to marry The same thing has lost its effect. It's actually the best choice. "

"If we don't fight and retreat, won't we disgrace our reputation as a country?" the Duke of song still looked dark.

Prime Minister Li glanced at him contemptuously and said: "Prestige?! hum, if we win the important state these days, the prestige is self-evident, but now the opportunity has been lost. If we are reckless for these false names at this time, there will only be a disastrous end. In the eyes of the Duke of song, the lives of our soldiers are not as good as this false name."

"You..." the Duke of song was angry again, and his beard trembled.

The emperor naturally listened to the words of Prime Minister Li and Cheng Yuan. Although the battle of Chongzhou city was a surprise attack, it was also hasty in the end. In addition, King Xin was not the material for marching and fighting at all. This time, he lost his first opportunity. At this time, he took the initiative to withdraw, which not only avoided losing soldiers and generals, but also saved face. It is indeed the best thing at the moment The best choice.

"Well, get up first." the emperor thought about this and raised his hand to Cheng Yuan.

"Thank you, father." Cheng Yuan stood up from the ground holding some sore knees. King Xin on one side was also ready to get up. He was cut off by the Emperor: "you have caused so much trouble, and you still want to get up."

Seeing that the situation was gone, King Xin trembled and quickly knelt down honestly.

"Please punish your father."

This king of letters has been deeply favored by the emperor since he was a child. Although he has made a big mistake, the emperor's heart is naturally softened by his bow to admit his mistake.

But at the moment, after all, such a big wave has been set off in the court, and we can't easily let it go: "preach my will, believe in the king without form, and lose the first opportunity in Chongzhou. I think when you first made a crime and were in Chongzhou, you made meritorious contributions in the first battle, fined salary for a year, and you can't trust the king's house without calling."

What punishes him and forbids the king's residence, but he has no punishment for Cheng Yuan's private decision. It's really hateful. He's naturally not refreshing. Just about to speak, Lord song quickly shook his head at him, indicating that the situation is over now. Don't offend the emperor any more. Everything needs to be considered in the long run.

"Yes, my son."

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"What are you talking about? There is news from the cloud country that horse plague has spread this year, and the number of horses has decreased sharply?"

Feng Mo was in the camp, looking at the map in front of him. When he heard Xie Yao's words, he seemed to have no reaction.

"Yes." Xie Yao said with great certainty, "now the news has spread all over the world. We buy a lot of horses from the cloud country every year. I'm afraid it will become a problem under this situation today."

The other party sat down slowly at the table in front of him. There are always a lot of horses in the cloud country, and they are continuously supplied to Cheng Feng and the two countries. Even if there is any emergency, there should be a reasonable response. How can there be a sudden horse plague this year, and it is this time.

Seeing the master's face changing, Xie Yao frowned and said nothing. Knowing that the master was also suspicious, Xie Yao continued: "Your Highness, my subordinates have sent people to the cloud country to investigate this matter. As for the truth, there will be news soon."

"What's the truth?" Feng Mo smiled and shook his head. "It doesn't matter whether you send someone to check. If the king's expectation is good, the plague must be true."

Xie Yao was confused. "Your Highness has been in this camp these days. Why did you know about the horse plague in the cloud country?"

Feng Mo looked at him and said with a smile: "think carefully. In a few days, when countries go to the cloud country to buy horse weapons, the cloud country has a sudden horse plague after death, and it is so serious. In addition, what has happened in the cloud country in recent days, don't you think it's strange."

"Strange?!" Xie Yao looked at the master and seemed puzzled. "Your Highness means that someone deliberately did this horse plague, but there is nothing important except the war with the cloud state recently."

When he said this, he suddenly realized, raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Fengmo: "Your Highness means that someone deliberately did this horse plague. It was the people of cloud country who deliberately released the news. They don't want to sell the horses to Cheng country."

"Yes." Feng Mo nodded, "now cloud country and Cheng country have become enemies, but although Cheng country retreats this time, cloud country is weak after all. If Cheng country invades again, it must be difficult to retreat, but who is willing to deal with his enemies in this world?"

"That's why the cloud kingdom came up with such a way." Xie Yao suddenly nodded, thought carefully, and his heart was corrected again. "However, since your highness can see through this matter, can't Chengguo? If so, Chengguo will also come up with countermeasures. At that time, everything the cloud Kingdom has planned will still disappear."