The officials above the court were shocked when they heard such a voice coming from outside the palace gate. Hurriedly ordered the messenger to go up to the temple, and after the general reported it to the Yellow Gate, he fainted. After the imperial doctors untied his armor, they did find that this person was seriously injured, probably from the injury he suffered when he broke through from the front line, but he did rely on a perseverance to make it to Yuecheng. However, due to his serious injuries and exhaustion, he was not rescued and sacrificed his life for the country.

After Yu Yuan ordered someone to bury him, he looked at the military newspaper and frowned while looking at it.

This rebellion was not like the rebellion of the Tianning Sect, which was a maggot attached to the bones, which lasted intermittently for twenty years. Da Yu's army was almost mired in a quagmire in the south, and it was impossible to use its strength. But this time it was different, this rebellion was like a thunderstorm on the ground, if you don't understand, you can destroy the mountains and the ground.

Cao Zhan has always been cautious in commanding his troops, and every step of the way is his decisive move. This time, after Yu Hao returned to the court, he divided his troops with Lin Yi to defend it, originally thinking of being horns for each other, but at this time, he was really exploited.

The war report said that there were as many as 300,000 rebels, of which 100,000 were civilians, and the remaining 200,000 were veterans. 300,000 people are menacing, and there are many strong people among them, and there are even many strong people at the level of Sword Venerable. In just three hours, Cao Zhan's 90,000 troops were eaten in one bite. Lin Yi originally sent troops to support, but seeing that the enemy army was strong, after losing 10,000 troops, he led the rest of the troops to retreat to Nanqi Pass, and blocked the attack layer by layer according to the terrain.

In recent years, there have been continuous droughts in the south, and Lin Yi expanded the original 150,000 troops to 300,000 in order to prevent the people from becoming idle, but the year before last, Yu Yuan ordered disarmament and cut the original 300,000 troops in the south to 120,000, one is to reduce army expenditures, and the other is to reduce the influence of Yu Hao and Yu Su. Yu Hao has been sitting in the south, and he has designed to completely annihilate all the rebels of the Tianning Sect, and has a high reputation in the military camp. And Yu Su has a strong influence among the high-ranking officers of the southern army because of Lin Yi, which makes Yu Yuan have to guard against it.

But doing so is also a hidden danger, and the Great Yu Dynasty has always been inconsiderate about the protection of veterans. Many of the soldiers were disabled during the war, and there was no one to help them at home, so life was extremely difficult. This rebellion was fueled by them, but the ultimate murderer was the unsound system of the Dayu Dynasty.

The same is true of the drought in the south, the low-level officials deceive the superiors and conceal the subordinates, and even if someone writes a book, they will be detained by some officials, because they don't want Yu Yuan and others to know, they just want Yu Yuan and them to know that the country is peaceful and peaceful. Normally there was nothing, but now it has finally exploded.

"You have a plan. Yu Yuan asked expressionlessly after waiting for the Huangmen Order to finish reading the battle report.

The originally noisy court was silent at this time. Seeing this, Yu Hao stood up from his chair and turned his back to Baiguan. Yu Su looked at Yu Yuan without saying a word.

Yu Yuan glanced around and said, "Zhang Shangshu, as the secretary of the military department, what do you think about this matter." ”

Zhang Yutai stumbled and said: "Qi, Your Highness, the minister thinks that this matter needs to be considered in the long run. ”

The minister seconded. The Ministry of Rites Shangshu also spoke. This matter is very important, Cao Zhan talked about the use of troops except for Lin Yi, and the entire Dayu Dynasty was unsurpassed. Even he was killed in battle, which shows that the strength of this rebel army is not small.

Yu Yuan was about to speak, but Yu Hao next to him kicked and smashed the chair he was sitting on and said angrily: "Planning, I'll go to your planning, Nanqi Pass is less than two hundred miles away from Yuecheng, if the city is broken, the cavalry will be able to kill outside the city within a day." Won't they finish the discussion until they have a knife on your neck?"

I saw that all the officials knelt down together and said: "The ministers are not doing their jobs well, and they ask King Wu to atone for their sins." ”

Yu Hao snorted coldly and stopped talking, Yu Yuan said to the hundred officials, "You all get up." Zhang Yutai, I'll give you half a day to come up with a battle plan for me, if you can't think of it, let your son prepare for you. ”

"Minister, minister. Zhang Yutai said tremblingly.

Yu Hao got up and walked to the hall, faced Yu Yuan and said, "Big brother, if you still take me Yu Hao as the second brother." Yu Hao was unwilling to lead an army to the south to help. ”

Yu Yuan looked at his younger brother, Yu Yuan had always regarded him as the most powerful opponent, even if Yu Su came from behind. But Yu Yuan really has never taken Yu Su as an opponent, because he is not qualified enough.

Speaking of which, Yu Yuan and Yu Hao played together when they were children, and the age difference between the two was only one year old, and Lan Gonglian was good friends with Feng Xiao. The two were almost inseparable when they were children, until Lan Gonglian died, Yu Yuan's temperament changed greatly, and he was estranged from Yu Hao a lot. Later, the two sat in the government, and Yu Hao's grandfather Feng Lan also brought Yu Yuan a lot of pressure. The two of them were drifting apart, and looking at Yu Hao at this time, Yu Yuan actually had a feeling of being suddenly separated from the world.

Judging by the war reports, the form of the South is not optimistic. If Yu Hao goes, he is afraid that he will be more than lucky, and whether he can break the siege depends on the will of God. But there are no generals in the DPRK, and Yu Zhao sent someone a few days ago to say that he was going to close the pass, but he couldn't get in touch, and Liu Qianshan was nowhere to be found. However, the war in the south is imminent, and if there are no troops, it is almost equivalent to sitting and waiting to die. But if you send troops, it will be like a moth to a fire. It stands to reason that the eldest brother is like a father, and Yu Yuan should lead the army in Yu Zhao's absence. Yu Hao is blocking this task for himself.

Yu Yuan didn't know how he said it: "Ordered Yu Hao, the king of Wu, to be the deputy marshal of the expedition to the south and lead the vanguard of the expedition to the south, and to lead a total of 100,000 people of Yu Lingwei and Jin Yingwei to rush to the south." ”

Yu Hao happily accepted the order, but Yan Zhengan asked on the side: "I just don't know who is the marshal." ”

"Over the years, I have seen the second brother use troops in the south, and I also have the desire to join the army in my brother's heart. Yu Yuan walked down from the platform as he spoke, walked to Yu Hao's side, stretched out his right hand, bent his arm and opened his palm.

Yu Hao was also happy when he saw this, this posture was agreed upon by the two of them when they were naughty children, and everything seemed to have become the way it was.

Seeing that Yu Yuan had made up his mind, the hundred officials did not stop him, but Ji Lin, the secretary of the ministry, said: "I just don't know how to deal with the major affairs of the court after King Qin set out on the expedition." ”

"The third brother is tactful, generous, and can take on important responsibilities, if there is any indecision, you can ask Yan Zhengan and Wang Lian'an. Yu Yuan said, "Second brother, let's go and order troops first, and set off immediately." ”

Yu Yuan said to Zhang Yutai again: "Zhang Shangshu, what I said just now was also a bit excessive. However, I ask you to still come up with a battle plan after half a day, and Wang Lian'an, the head of the household department, will work it out with you, if you can't come up with it, you two will go to the imperial history platform to serve as the imperial history. ”

Although they can't come up with a plan, they will be demoted, but it is still much better than landing on the head, Zhang Yutai and Wang Lianan hurriedly knelt down and thanked him. Yu Yuan took Yu Hao's hand and strode out of the palace gate.

Yu Yuan's temperament changed so quickly, but it was not for other reasons, but because Yu Hao thought about it. Since Lan Gonglian's death, Yu Yuan has been closing his heart, although Yu Zhao and Feng Xiao take great care of him, it is still difficult to open his heart after all. In his closed heart, he has always had a childhood self, but Yu Hao's unintentional actions just opened the door for him. It must be more auspicious to go to the south, but Yu Hao still resolutely stood up.

After Yu Yuan and Yu Hao left, all the generals retired and went to help the two of them go on the expedition. There were only a group of civil servants left, and Zhang Yutai also led the people in the military department to discuss due to the urgency of the task, but Wang Lianan was left behind by Yu Su.

Although the two of them went on the expedition, the court discussion had to continue.

Yan Zhengan said: "Your Highness, now that the rebellion in the south is imminent, can the national memorial day be canceled or postponed?" ”

"The minister thought that the rebellion in the south was nothing more than a rebellion of a group of rebels, but our army was not prepared for it and suffered a small loss. This time, the two princes of Qin and Wu will definitely succeed in their expedition and annihilate these chaotic parties in one fell swoop. There are still nine days before the National Memorial Day, and if many traders are asked to give up the National Memorial Day at this time, it will inevitably arouse public anger again, which is not good for Dayu. Zhao Ming, the new secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said.

Duan Si, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has always been silent, and he is friendly with Xun Pei on weekdays, so he was assigned to the Wu Wang Party, but at this time he opened his mouth and said: "The country is about to overthrow, we are still here to discuss this, if there are some leaders, why not discuss how to break the enemy." ”

"How dare you talk about the fortunes of the country, if you don't see you today, you will definitely behead you for the country, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped. Today, this king will remove you from your official position and demote you to Dali Temple. Yu Su said angrily.

Duan Si laughed and said: "When the erection is in power, the country is ruined." The two kings of Qin and Wu were accompanying Da Yu to the funeral, and no one dared to say it to the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. It's sad!"

Qin Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "How can Duan Si be rude, Your Highness, please treat Duan Si for the crime of rudeness." ”

"No need, I, Duan Si, have been in charge of the Criminal Department for many years, roaring at the court, insulting the prince and serving ten years of forced labor. I know that the law is broken, and the crime is increased by one degree, and the only way to do it is death. Duan Si said that he actually hit a pillar in the main hall, and immediately hit his head and bleed, Yu Su hurriedly ordered someone to check, but he was out of breath. Yu Su ordered someone to carry him out, and then said to the remaining hundred officials: "In the south, the eldest brother and the second brother are enough to calm down, and the big war is about to start, and we must boost the morale of the front-line soldiers." Everyone, this king thinks that the national memorial day will still be held, and it will be held in a big way. Let the whole country know that the rebellion in the south is nothing more than a trivial matter for my Great Yu Dynasty. Pass on my order, and order Qingyanwei to go to Yuping Mountain to station, and set up another 500 shops. ”

The Qingyanwei he was talking about was an army of 50,000 soldiers recruited by Yu Yuan seven years ago, and its combat effectiveness was not weak, and it was left by Yu Yuan to consolidate the Beijing division at this time. When even if he ordered to retreat from the dynasty, there were naturally righteous people among the hundred officials, but most of them were extremely disappointed in Da Yu, so they didn't say anything, just watched how Da Yu's ship sailed into the abyss.

(To be continued)