A month later, the imperial court received a message from Kuaima: Youzhou is located in the border city of Jingguo - Biancheng was captured by Jingguo, and General Li was killed in battle, and all the soldiers defending the city were killed and captured. Biancheng has fallen, and the next city on the horizon, Windy City, is in danger.

As soon as the news arrived, the whole of Kyoto was in an uproar, and the entire court was terrified.

Since Youzhou seized the world a hundred years ago, there has been no war. The generals of Youzhou returned to India, the soldiers were disarmed, and the generals had no actual battlefield duel experience except for guarding the border passes and guarding the imperial city.

Since Youzhou has been around for nearly a hundred years, no one has relied on military merits to make marquis know that they no longer know how to fight.

This is the biggest reason for the panic of the whole court. His Majesty was not in the mood to talk to the favorite concubine at this time, so he hurriedly recruited the prince and the ministers to discuss the matter overnight.

Tai Chi Temple. The Emperor struggled to control his nervousness, speaking in a calm tone as much as he could.

"Zhong Aiqing, everyone must have gotten the news that Biancheng was captured by Jingguo. General Li Yong who defended the city was killed in battle......" He paused for a moment and continued: "Next, Jing will continue to attack Wind City, and their goal is Chang'an City. If Zhong Aiqing has any proposals, speak out and discuss. ”

The hall was lonely, and His Majesty saw that everyone lowered their heads and did not make a sound, and his heart suddenly became angry: "Do all Aiqing want to be slaves of the country?"

Seeing that His Majesty was angry, all the ministers knelt down in fear.

No one wants to be a slave to the country, but none of them know the art of war and can't lead troops to fight.

In the entire Youzhou Dynasty, there were only two mansions that were knighted by military merits: the Zhenguo Mansion and the British Mansion. And these two provinces are still hereditary.

This starts with the founding ancestor of Youzhou. Youzhou Taizu Wang Weiyuan was a general in the previous dynasty, and his ancestors won the title by virtue of military merits. Soon after Wang Weiyuan attacked the knight, he was suppressed by the previous dynasty and removed the knight. At this time, the people in many places rebelled due to disasters and famines, and the people were not good at taxes, and Wang Weiyuan, who had a heavy army, was sent to suppress the rebels.

When he saw that the thieves were all ragged civilians with wooden sticks in their hands, the two generals of the great general Wang Weiyuan suggested to him: "General, why don't we lead the troops to rebel." The court is incompetent, the people are suffering, general, you can give them a stable and prosperous world. ”

Wang Weiyuan thought for a long time, and he chose between whether he wanted to be the founding emperor or a rebellious minister and thief.

He said to the two generals: "If we do what you say, we will go to the road of no return, and we and our families will have to worry about our lives." ”

Liu Weiguang, the great-grandfather of Zhenguo Gongfu, had a very firm attitude: "I am willing to follow the general to revolt and build a new dynasty, so that the people will no longer suffer." For this reason, I put my life out of the way, and I will find a way to inform my relatives to stay away from the capital and avoid risks for the time being. ”

Wu Xiong, the great-grandfather of the British government, was more determined than Liu Weiguang, because he had an old mother and a married sister in his family, and Wu Xiong himself had not yet married. If you follow the general to raise troops, you will become a king and lose a king, everyone knows this truth. If you win, you will always enjoy prosperity. If he loses, no one in the family will be unlucky.

Life is a big gamble, try your best to do it, and the end is left to fate.

Taizu became brothers on the spot with the great-grandfathers of the Zhenguo Mansion and the British Mansion. promised them: if they can conquer the country, they will share the world with them, and let them be first-class lords for generations.

The success of the three of them is to leave a name in history for generations to come, and failure is to leave a stench of rebellious ministers and thieves for thousands of years.

They took away the thieves with wooden sticks in their hands, and raised their troops on the spot. Wen Xun sent troops to suppress it, and as more and more people participated in the army, the imperial army was defeated and retreated. Hu Wei, the general who led the army, was afraid that he would be held accountable for the defeat of the army, so he led the army to flee to the southwest, and later subdued several local tribes and established the Ning State.

With Hu Wei fleeing with his army, the former dynasty had no power to resist. The emperor lit a fire and burned to death in the palace with a group of princes, grandsons, and harem concubines, and the previous dynasty was over.

Taizu Wang Weiyuan built Youzhou, fulfilled his promise, and awarded him the titles of left and right generals: the Zhenguo Mansion and the British Mansion hereditary replacement.

Grandpa Tai was diligent in government and loved the people, governed the country with virtue, and gradually became rich and strong in Youzhou. Under the governance of generations of monarchs, Youzhou embarked on a prosperous era, and there was no more war, so the generals returned to India and the soldiers were disarmed.

Now the sudden outbreak of war has made His Majesty and his ministers panic and at a loss. Everyone turned their expectant eyes to Zuo Xiang, although this person is a traitor, he is indeed capable.

Seeing that everyone was looking forward to him, Zuo Xiang got up and took a step forward, and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

His Majesty straightened up and said expectantly, "Quasi." ”

Zuo Xiangxiang: "Your Majesty forgive Weichen bluntly, Youzhou has not fought for hundreds of years, although Youzhou has hundreds of thousands of troops, but the army has never been in battle against the enemy, and has no actual combat experience. The army rushed forward, and once defeated, the people's hearts would collapse. ”

His Majesty asked, "What good advice does Prime Minister Zuo have?"

Zuo Xiang continued: "Back to Your Majesty, looking at the entire Youzhou, the descendants of the Zhenguo Mansion still maintain the style of military generals. Children and grandchildren have learned the art of war and trained soldiers. If you choose one person to lead the army, only Zhen Guogong. ”

After listening to the words of the left minister, His Majesty was silent, and the minister was also silent. The Zhenguo Mansion has been treated coldly by His Majesty for more than ten years, and now the people of the entire mansion are locked up in the mansion, saying that they are serving the sick, and everyone understands in their hearts that they are actually avoiding trouble.

His Majesty also understands that now only the Zhenguo Mansion can save Youzhou, but he has broken the hearts of everyone in the Zhenguo Mansion, and once they have heavy troops, he dare not imagine what the consequences will be.

He thought left and right, but he couldn't make up his mind.

Zuo Xiang stepped forward again: "Your Majesty, you must make a decision early at this time." It will take many days to prepare for the departure of the whole army, and no one knows what will happen at the border tomorrow. ”

His Majesty waved his hand: "Retreat to the court first, Rong Zhen think about it." Zuo Xiang, the crown prince, and King Shun stayed. ”

With a heavy heart, the ministers withdrew in order.

His Majesty looked at the prince and asked, "Prince, do you have anything to say?"

The crown prince saluted back: "Back to my father, the enemy is currently available to the prince of Zhenguo." Erchen is willing to send troops with Zhenguo Gong to subdue Biancheng and drive away Jing's army. ”

His Majesty didn't speak, and he was even more reluctant to let the crown prince and Zhenguo Gong hold heavy troops together.

King Shun's eyes rolled, and he stepped forward and saluted and said, "Father, the son has a suggestion. ”

The emperor motioned to him.

"The people of the Zhenguo Mansion love the princess very much, and the prince and his wife are also deeply affectionate. They must not worry about the crown princess when they go on the expedition, and the emperor can take her into the palace to take care of her mother. ”

The crown prince's expression turned cold, he stared at King Shun and said, "What do you mean by this imperial brother?"

The emperor knew that everyone in the Zhenguo Mansion loved Feng Ling, and he also knew that the prince and his wife had a good relationship. He felt that the second son's suggestion was good, and using Feng Ling as a hostage, the prince and the prince of Zhenguo did not dare to have different intentions.

King Shun said: "Brother Huang, being a younger brother is just sharing worries for his father." ”

The prince wanted to speak again, but Zuo Xiang glanced at him, and he stopped arguing.

The emperor nodded: "That's it." The crown prince was named the general, commanding the whole army, the prince of Zhenguo was named the hussar general, and the British prince was the general of the chariot cavalry......"

He looked at Zuo Xiang and said: "Zuo Xiang is responsible for the supply and replenishment of the army, and you will be mobilized by you in the six departments, and you will report to me every day." ”

He looked at King Shun and said, "You follow Zuo Xiang to fight and learn something." ”

The three of them should go down and retreat to prepare for the expedition.