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"What is your intention? Do you think the prince is wrong An Guogong stood up and said, "even if the prince is wrong, it can't be blamed on the crown prince and princess?"

Why do you think you can cheat me? Is it true that I am blind? Secret law, it's a capital crime to garrison troops without permission! I would like to express my admiration for not investigating the prince's guilt, but you... "

The king of the Southern Jin Dynasty drew up a sneering and indifferent smile, "don't think that I am worried about the safety of the country and the country, and dare not take the crown prince, so you dare to openly unite and fool me!"

"What do you mean by this? Of course, the prince made a mistake of beheading first and then acting later, but he did not violate the law. Moreover, he did his best for the Southern Jin Dynasty. From his ten year old army to his private wealth to the people, he did everything for the sake of the Southern Jin Dynasty? Why should the king doubt his motives? "

"Is it for the sake of Nanjin or for himself? As the crown prince of the Southern Jin Dynasty, should he have given up his life as a public servant, and if he had done something, he could have done anything recklessly? "

"I dare to ask your majesty, is it a blessing or a disaster for Nanjin to have more Yizhi troops? In addition to his Highness the prince, who can train such a good general? If the crown prince is to be held accountable for this, who else in the world is willing to serve his country

"What is the so-called elite general? I have never seen it with my own eyes. Let's wait until he defeats the North Vietnamese army." The king of the Southern Jin Dynasty waved his hand and told them to leave.

Tang Yue took a careful look at the king of the Southern Jin Dynasty and was not sure whether he was in the range of leaving.

Before he came up with an answer, he took his arm with one hand and pulled him out of the hall. With a blue face, the Duke of an said, "it seems that the idea of your highness and the princess is not a good idea."

Tang Yue embarrassed smile, "just expedient." It's not a good plan.

What they gambled on was the importance the king of the Southern Jin Dynasty attached to the war. As long as he wanted to win, he would not let go of such a powerful army.

The Marquis of Yueyang patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "now I can only walk one step at a time. I only hope that his highness can return triumphantly. When the time comes, the merits and demerits will be balanced, and the king can't do anything to the prince."

Tang Yue also had this idea, but the victory was not that there would be something, and I didn't know when it would be the beginning.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, another eunuch came to the palace, announcing the new will of the king of the Southern Jin Dynasty, allowing him to move freely in Yecheng, but not to leave the city gate.

Not only he, but also Xiao Luoluo, was limited in his freedom. He had to stay in the palace for ten days in the first ten days of every month. In name, the prince was not there, and he was afraid that he would miss TAISUN's education. The king himself taught him.

But Tang Yue knew that this was just a disguised surveillance.

Tang Yue didn't intend to run, nor did he intend to do anything to hurt the king of the Southern Jin Dynasty and the country, so how to live or how to live.

Half a month later, he received the first letter from crown prince Zhao. The letter said that they had arrived in Chuzhou. They thought they could make a low-key secret visit to Chuzhou for a period of time. Unexpectedly, the day before they arrived in Chuzhou, North Vietnam sent 120000 troops to attack Chuzhou City. Only one night, Chuzhou City was lost.

When the news reached Yecheng, all the officials and the people were shocked. Chuzhou was regarded as a border city. The city walls were many times stronger than that of Qinyang City. Moreover, the 100000 troops of Duke Lu were stationed in Chuzhou. In such a balanced situation, they were captured overnight, which made everyone feel upset.

The prince's letter to Tang Yue didn't detail the details. It was not until three days later that Tang Yue learned the details from Duke Heng.

It turned out that the deputy mayor of Chuzhou City was a spy planted by North Vietnam. He was an old official who had been working hard for Chuzhou until now. He was a hero who had experienced three wars between the north and the South and stuck to the city.

No one thought that such an old official with great achievements should open the gate of the city on the night of the enemy's attack and let the enemy enter the city smoothly, which led to the great defeat.

After the event, Duke Lu took the remaining 80000 horses and pushed them to a canyon 50 miles away from Chuzhou City. There, the best defensive position was the one where thousands of people could not open.

Prince Zhao also joined the army there. The black armour guards still did not show up. The first thing he did after his arrival was to rectify the remaining 80000 troops.

The quality of an army depends on its morale. If the morale of the army is unstable and the officers and men are not united, it will be like a loose sand. No matter how many people there are, they may not win the battle.

Second, morale is weak, which means that they have been defeated psychologically. Even if the enemy only uses three parts of its strength, they may not be able to defeat it.

After a defeat, the Southern Jin army was faced with these two crises. They were defeated too quickly and suddenly, so that they lost confidence in their generals. Even if there was a position where all men were in charge, they could not arouse their self-confidence.

This time, Prince Zhao did not hide his identity in a low-key manner. Instead, he went into the barracks in a big way, put his name on the newspaper, and rode a high horse to the remote position.

For a while, the news spread all over the barracks, and people's trust in the prince's highness was obviously more than that of the old Duke of Lu. What's more, the incentive effect of the prince's personal expedition was not a little bit."King, I suggest that the Duke of Lu be recalled and his highness will lead the army to recover the lost land." There is a proposal from the minister.

"No, your highness, although he has combat experience and noble status, can he still send an old general to fight such a major battle. Moreover, according to the minister, his highness should be recalled. The border is so dangerous that the prince's safety is the most important thing."

This day's court meeting only focused on this issue. There were those who supported the crown prince's claim of being handsome and in charge of the seal of handsome, while others strongly urged his highness to return to the palace. However, they forgot that Chuzhou was lost and the Southern Jin Dynasty was facing a great crisis.

"Enough!" The king of the Southern Jin Dynasty roared with a headache: "the prince is to leave or stay by his own will, I can't control it! After the fall of Chuzhou, which city will North Vietnam occupy next time? Do you think about it? When was the 120000 army assembled in North Vietnam and when did it arrive at the border

The officials were silent. Naturally, they didn't know about these problems. Most of them were civil servants. They didn't know anything about the war. How could they put forward good suggestions?

For example, the old generals, such as Duke Heng and Duke an, did not know what to say. Instead, they led the troops to guard the city of Chuzhou. Could they be safe?

The fall of the city of Chuzhou rings a bell for everyone. They are old and can't keep up with their thinking and physical strength. It may not be a good thing to let them lead the army to fight again.

"King, it's a long way to the border, and it takes a month for the message to be sent back and forth. At this moment, the message we received is probably useless. Since Duke Lu didn't ask for reinforcements, I think we can cope with the enemy." Only a few officials can remain rational at this time.

Those who are over the age of fifteen should not be sent to the front line of the whole country. Those who are not ready to join the army should not be sent to the front line as soon as possible The king of the Southern Jin Dynasty hammered the tone, and the debate in the hall finally stopped. One by one, they began to think about the conscription and whether they had any conflict of interest.

The war is like a coupling between the various Yamen. There are few yamen that are not involved. Therefore, once the war is defeated, the ministers are in a state of mind and excited.

The fall of Chuzhou City caused much more shock in the imperial court than in the people. The common people only took him as an after dinner talk. Then they would guess the enemy's next target of attack, or guess who would win and who would lose in the next war. Some even opened a gambling shop secretly to bet on the victory or defeat of the war.

It is not that they are heartless, but when the war does not reach them, they will not be affected at all. Even if Yecheng is captured, as long as North Vietnam does not slaughter the city, their life may not be worse.

To put it bluntly, it is not so important for them who is in charge of the country.

However, under the surface of whitewashing peace, there are also many people who secretly contribute to the war. Some of them donate money, some donate materials, some actively join the army and do everything they can.

Since the crown prince's mansion made an idea to donate grain once, the court set up a special Yamen to collect the money and goods raised by people, and send them to the border in batches after statistics and screening.

Tang Yue has reason to believe that this kind of good deed is extremely standard and smooth at the beginning, and the officials in charge of this matter have not thought of breeding corruption, but as time goes on, it is difficult to say.

So he didn't approve of the establishment of such a department at the beginning, but the king of the Southern Jin Dynasty saw the potential and benefits of fund-raising, and felt that it would be harmless to set up such a Yamen. After the war subsided, it would be good to withdraw, and it would have no great impact.

Prince Zhao listened to Tang Yue's suggestion and placed the officials in charge of fund-raising into his own people, hoping that Tang Yue would not worry about anything.