Liao Weizhang and Dou Guan Wushu will determine the direction of the review, and the next day the imperial court received a thousand-mile urgent report from Dai Qing, the governor of Yuzhou, and everyone knew that Yuzhou had been captured by six important fortresses, and Tongjing was besieged by the righteous marching army, and there was a danger of being broken at any time.

All this happened unexpectedly, and as soon as the news came out, it was like a thunderclap on the ground, and the entire court was silent for a long time before there was an uproar. The civil and military officials were all full of disbelief.

The righteous marching army has always been a grass coward in the eyes of these courtiers, a rebel army that cannot be put on the stage, and it can't even be called a army, but just a group of recklessness.

Even though the righteous march army occupies Weizhou and has fought countless battles with the imperial court, in the confrontation of more than ten years, the imperial court has also won and lost half, so although the righteous march has not been destroyed, it has also suppressed the righteous march army to develop and grow again, so that they can not get out of Weizhou half a step.

But today, a group of grass robbers, but quietly took away most of the Yuzhou fortress, in this way, to break through other cities can be said to be unstoppable, and once Yuzhou is breached, followed by Yuezhou and Wuzhou, it is only a matter of time to attack Kyoto Youzhou.

Qiu Wanao's brows only jumped slightly, but he was silent on the surface, looking a little irrelevant. In fact, as the head of a country and the head of the ministers, the emperor is not as weak as the crown, and he carries the will of the first emperor, so he should stand up at this time to appease the people.

But since the loss of the two right-hand men of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, Qiu Wanao has been much quieter in the court, and he has not made any more remarks, nor has he opposed the decision-making of the court.

Abnormality is a demon, Zhuang Yan secretly said a sentence in his heart, his eyes swept over the ministers one by one, and saw that everyone was looking at each other or muttering quietly, and no one stood up to speak, obviously shocked and did not come back to his senses.

He said in a deep voice: "You Aiqing have something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

The muttering in the hall gradually became quieter, and finally turned into silence, and after a while, a person stood up, but it was the new military department Shangshu Xu Zhao, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty, although the raid of the righteous march is sudden, but because of this, the huge team is too eye-catching, and the number of people in the righteous march is afraid that the number of people on this trip is not large;

In addition, after six consecutive battles, it was inevitable that the loss of troops would be lost, so when it came to the offensive, it was probably lost that the general momentum had been lost, and the minister thought that it would be more rapid and effective to send troops from the nearby prince's palace to reinforce than to send troops from the imperial court. ”

Zhuang Yan listened and bowed slightly.

Zhao Jiang, the governor of Zuodu, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the birthday of the Queen Mother is imminent, and the princes from all over the country should have already been on the way to Beijing, without the instructions of the prince. ”

Even if it is a soldier of the palace, the prince also wants to worship the Son of Heaven, not to mention that the enemy army is at the gate of the city, if anyone puts the cart before the horse and does not listen to the emperor's order, I am afraid that he will kneel at the gate of this Shenwu Palace to show his guilt. ”

What do you say...... The ministers hung their heads one by one and seemed to be listening carefully, but in fact, their hearts were already unsettled.

Xu Zhao was recommended to take office after Shang Shu'an was dismissed and investigated by the former Ministry of War, and the backers behind him can be seen, and he sang and harmonized with Zhao Jiang, if he didn't hear the deep meaning of this, he would have been a courtier for several years.

There was silence in the Shenwu Temple, and there seemed to be an undercurrent surging in it.

Xin Zhongqiao has also calmed down a lot since the Ministry of War got out of his control, not to mention that now that the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household are on the cusp, he has become more and more low-key.

He looked at Qiu Wanao, who seemed to be closing his eyes and recuperating, he sneered in his heart, this old fox, no matter how good he is on the surface, he is afraid that he will panic at this moment.

The emperor has successively rectified six departments by thunderous means, and now he has aimed his knife at the prince. Comparing the current situation, as long as he still has military power at hand, he will not be the one who loses.

What if you Qiu Wanao has the support of the Queen Mother, and the support of the Prince? In the end, you may still ask for me. As long as he thought that this person who had fought for most of his life would be defeated in front of him, the worry about the Ministry of Industry in Xin Zhongqiao's heart disappeared.

No, to be precise, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" his eyes flashed, staring at his feet, listening to the conversation above the hall.

Zhuang Yan's face did not move, Xu Zhao and Zhao Jiang glanced at each other, and they both saw a hint of a smile in each other's eyes, Zhao Jiang arched his hand in front of the main hall and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is important for the prince's palace soldiers to rescue nearby, and the imperial court also needs to send additional troops to suppress it."

Over the years, the righteous marching army has eaten away at our dynasty like a moth, and if you let it go, you will be raising tigers. ”

Xin Zhongqiao frowned slightly, and glanced at Zhao Jiang silently, but the latter continued to take care of himself: "In previous years, we also fought countless battles with the Tongyi Army, but it was the emperor's mercy, thinking that they were all the people of the Western Night Kingdom, so we couldn't bear to kill them all.

However, they have no intention of repenting, and now they are even more ambitious wolves to raise troops in Yuzhou. Your Majesty, the actions of the righteous march army are certainly not arbitrary, they have been obedient for the past three years, in fact, they must be recruiting troops to expand their strength, if they are allowed to develop, I am afraid that they will be in Kyoto next year. ”

Xin Zhongqiao couldn't let him go on any longer, and scolded him sharply: "Governor Zuo, the court is making a lot of nonsense and alarmism, don't you want the emperor to treat you for the crime of lying false?"

Zhao Jiang did not hesitate, immediately knelt down in front of the main hall, and bowed with both hands: "Your Majesty, the ancients still knew how to take precautions, not to mention that the righteous march has long been recognized as a rebel army, Lord Du Wei blindly opposes sending troops and tolerates the harm of the righteous march, the minister really doesn't know, what is the intention of the Du Wei, doesn't he want the righteous march to develop and grow for a few more years, and then come to fight against it?"

"Zuo Dudu wants to add this crime, the old man really doesn't dare to respond, the emperor is wise, and he has his own conclusion. Xin Zhongqiao said with a cold face.

Zhao Jiang nodded: "The lieutenant is serious, I am just worried about the safety of the country, and the heart of the lieutenant is the same, but the righteous march can no longer be tolerated." ”

He continued to say loudly to the main hall: "Your Majesty, the righteous march has already sent troops, if the court does not send troops again, let the righteous march grow wantonly and make the people of the world feel cold, your majesty." The minister thought that Yuzhou was close to the prince's palace soldiers to go to Yuzhou for reinforcements, and the imperial court sent troops to attack the lair of the righteous marching army in Weizhou, and wiped it out in one fell swoop to prevent future troubles. ”

Xin Zhongqiao's mouth twitched, this guy. The imperial court has not sent troops for three years, and the military power in his hands is firmly held, but the current emperor is no longer what it used to be, and once the military power is handed over from his hands, it may be impossible to get it back.

Zhao Jiang wanted the imperial court to send troops in a few words, not to mention annihilation, the strength accumulated by the righteous march army in the past ten years or so could not be matched without a force of four or five hundred thousand. He has a total of 500,000 troops in his hands, how can he let this fight succeed.

It is impossible for him to lead the troops himself, but judging from the current situation, it is impossible not to send troops. In this case, instead of asking the emperor to order generals, it is better for him to recommend his own people.

He observed the reaction of the palace, and after a while, he heard Zhuang Yan say quite approvingly: "Zhao Aiqing is reasonable, and the righteous march must be removed." ”

When Xin Zhongqiao heard this, he immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister also believes that the righteous march must be removed. ”