After Sima Jing led the army to Beiguan, the flames of battle at the border pass were soon ignited again. The border of Qizhou is becoming more and more war-like, and wolf smoke is everywhere.

The common people in other places are still living a stable life of abundant food and clothing, living and working in peace and contentment, and it seems that they have not been affected by the war at the border in the slightest.

Since the Shangen Festival, heavy snow has been falling in Kyoto for several days. It is said that the snow is a good year, and the heavier and longer the snow falls, the better it seems to be a good omen.

In the afternoon of that day, two well-trained golden guards marched out of the palace and marched all the way to the shogun's palace in Kyoto.

The team stopped at the gate of the General's Mansion, even if it was placed in front of the magnificent General's Mansion, this formation should not be underestimated. After General Sima and Ye Xiuying got the news, they quickly came out to greet them, and the father-in-law who led the way really came with a holy decree, saying that these were all first-class guards personally selected by the emperor and specially sent from the palace.

General Sima is now on a campaign to defend the saint against foreign enemies, which can be described as a great achievement. And the generals of the Sima family in the Northern War army accounted for an important part of it, and the saint was worried that the manpower in the general's mansion was now plummeting, and he heard that there was an unborn little marquis in the stomach of the general's wife, and the safety of the mansion was even more neglectful. So he had the heart to send his own guards to the general's palace to increase his protection.

Being fortunate enough to be protected by the emperor's personal guards shows the "attention" of the saint to the general's mansion. Since it was someone sent by the emperor, he naturally had to stay in the general's mansion according to the order.

Sima Cheng and Ye Xiuying thanked them when they heard this, but they understood it very well in their hearts.

Since the incident of Gao Xun, the emperor has been suspicious of the Sima family. If it weren't for the strong recommendation of other ministers that day, there would be no other generals in the court who could match him, and the emperor probably would not have handed over the position of commander to Sima Jing.

Now although Sima Jing is far away at the border, he has military power in his hands, and at this time, the emperor sent these guards on the general's mansion, saying that they are protecting, I am afraid that it is more, but it is just monitoring and threatening.

Thinking of this, Ye Xiuying sighed even more in her heart. She followed Gao Xun in the Northern War for four years, and she can be regarded as having some understanding of the border situation. Now that the battle in Beiguan started suddenly, there must be some strange things, if she was not pregnant, how could she fight with Sima Jing on the front line. Instead of being trapped in the General's Mansion as he is now, helpless.

At this moment, Beiguan is already full of gunsmoke, and the border is turbulent. Your Highness, where are you?

I am afraid that Ye Xiuying is not the only one who wants to know the answer.

Soon after the start of the war, news came from the border passes.

I heard that the Xiongnu Khanate's attack was also led by a large army, and the momentum was violent, and it seemed that it had been prepared for a long time. In the first battle between the two sides, even if General Sima led the whole army and arranged troops for many days, they were still slightly defeated by the other side.

When everyone in the DPRK and China learned of the war, they were all worried. It is said that the Xiongnu led a large number of soldiers and horses this time, even if there is a 150,000 army led by General Sima, the number of which is slightly lower than that. It seems that this battle of Beiguan is not so easy.

There are also many ministers who feel that they should not be judged by this, and there is a bit of luck in the war. General Sima is not a god general, so naturally he cannot be invincible. Fortunately, after getting the news, although the first defeat was defeated, most of the soldiers and horses were not lost, and everyone was worried and then looked forward to the good news of the next battle.

Three days later, on the night, there was also a secret report from the north, which was sent directly to the holy imperial study without the military aircraft department.

This secret report seemed to flow silently into the palace, and then disappeared silently until the second battle of the Hokkimonoseki War arrived in Kyoto.

Royal Palace, Military Aircraft Department.

After Gao Yan read the letter sent by the border pass, he directly threw the things in his hand on the ground.

"In one month, we lost two battles in a row."

Gao Yan glanced coldly at the several ministers of military aircraft standing below, and said sarcastically:

"Didn't all of you say that General Sima had been through a hundred battles and had quite a lot of combat experience? This is the experience that has been sent to me now? ”

When the ministers heard this, no one dared to say anything. Everyone knows in their hearts that according to the current situation, if they lose another battle, the Xiongnu army may easily occupy Qizhou City!

Even they themselves couldn't figure out what General Sima was supposed to be the most warlike person in the Yuan Kingdom, but now what was missing, and why he lost two battles in succession as soon as the war started.

Gao Yan saw that everyone shrank their heads and did not squeak, snorted coldly, and said:

"I have already decreed that Sima Jing should be deposed and returned to Beijing immediately. This army doesn't need to be led by him anymore! ”

Hearing this, the ministers below immediately exploded.

"What?"

"Your Majesty, this must not be."

"Your Majesty, the war at the border is still in dire straits, and letting the commander abandon the army and return to Beijing at this time is probably more and more unfavorable to us! Wechen thought that this matter must not be so hasty. ”

When the ministers heard this, they objected, and Gao Yan listened to everyone's opinions with his hands behind his back, his face became more and more ugly, and his heart became even more angry.

Just as everyone was talking about it, there was another person in the hall in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, a letter from the border pass."

Gao Yan glanced at it and said, "Read." ”

When the father-in-law next to him heard this, he opened the letter in his hand and read it in public. This letter is supposed to have been written by Sima Jing, in which he spoke earnestly, telling himself that he was the most important part of the war, listing in detail the situation of the next few days, and showing his determination to lead the army to victory in the next battle. In the end, my father-in-law finally helped to add a sentence to the effect:

"General Sima means to refuse to surrender military power."

After hearing the last sentence, the ministers only felt a cold sweat suddenly break out on their bodies.

"Hmph, my lords, take a look, this Sima Jing openly resisted the decree, did he still look at me in his eyes?"

After listening to the contents of the letter, Gao Yan squinted his eyes and said angrily:

"Who is the emperor of this Dayuan now?! Refusal to surrender military rights? I see, he can't wait to think about me! ”

The officials listened with their heads bowed, and at this moment they no longer dared to oppose it.

Seeing this, Gao Yan was no longer willing to talk to them. With a cold face, he turned his head to the father-in-law on the side and said word by word:

"Go and draw up a decree again, and tell Sima Jing. If he doesn't abandon the army and return to Beijing, I will condemn him and his entire Sima family as a rebel against the Yuan State! ”

"Wow."

When the father-in-law around him heard this, he responded to the order.

A few days later, General Sima, who was still leading his army to fight at the border pass, received the holy decree again. Forced by the emperor's decree, he finally had to abandon his more than 100,000 soldiers and return to Beijing alone.