The cold wind of winter blew across the land, and the Anhui capital commanded the envoy to lead 20,000 men to attack Anqing in an attempt to regain control of Anqing. From the very beginning, Anhui was loyal to the imperial court, although it was abolished into a dog, it can be said that its feelings are commendable. The general guarding Anqing was Wang Hu. Xu Jingchang took Dai Shi and Tan Qingsheng away, leaving Zhou Yi to guard Nanchang. Wang Hu followed Tingfang to Jiangsu, and when he came back to meet Xu Jingchang, he didn't follow. He had stepped on Anqing's point before, so Ting Fang sent him to attack Anqing, and after defeating it, he took advantage of the situation and defended here.

However, Ting Fang has few soldiers after all, and if it weren't for the water in the imperial court's brain, she would not have fought against it unprepared. The huge city of Anqing, with only 5,000 defenders, is still newly recruited and has not been effectively trained. Fortunately, the Anhui guard was very inadequate, and under the artillery defense, it barely made a draw. When defending a city, a tie is considered a victory. Wang Hu knew that no one could come to the rescue, so he had to deal with it mentally.

Nanchang was not far from Han Guangxing's territory, and Tingfang's envoy found him in one day. Han Guangxing suffered losses several times in Jiangxi, and the direction of the war was Hubei. Even if Ting Fang doesn't propose, he has to harass him from time to time. Ran Tingfang brought it up, but he hesitated.

The envoy said: "The county lord means that the court is not benevolent, so why talk about that sentimentality." Now, there is no need to hide and tuck, just open the skylight and say something. We are all threatened by the imperial court, so we might as well cooperate. In the future, the heroes will compete with each other, and then each will rely on his ability. Why did the king of Xiang think? ”

Han Guangxing sneered: "Didn't she keep saying that she was loyal to the imperial court?" ”

The envoy smiled: "It's just the truth of the king's respect and loyalty." It is not for the king of Xiang to suffer in vain, the generals need cotton clothes the most in winter, and the county lord is willing to pay a flat price. Our cotton yarn in Nanchang is woven by machine, which is fast and good. The padded garments are also machine-sewn. The messenger took out a sample and handed it over.

Military supplies are the top priority of every general, and Han Guangxing is an expert in seeing things. I took the cotton clothes and looked at them carefully, and I couldn't help but be shocked! The stitches are dense, and the length is exactly the same between each stitch as if a ruler is compared to each other! And the back and forth double line, the most solid! Looking at the cotton cloth again, the quality is also quite high, and there are no thread knots. Han Guangxing is a knowledgeable person, and hurriedly asked: "Such cotton clothes are laborious and laborious, how much inventory can you have?" ”

The messenger touched his beard and smiled: "If you have prepared cotton cloth and cotton, you can get it in a day." ”

Han Guangxing didn't believe it.

The envoy didn't explain, but said: "There are always thirty or fifty thousand pieces, so I don't know if the king of Xiang has that much money." ”

Han Guangxing said secretly: This product is here to persuade me to send troops? Or are you here to sell something?

The envoy continued: "The king of Xiang looks at things well, and although the eyes of others are not as good as yours, they are not bad. It's just to disturb Hubei, you benefit from both, and solve our difficulties, wouldn't you kill three birds with one stone? ”

Han Guangxing said: "I'm waiting for you and the court to exhaust your strength, wouldn't it be better for me to benefit from the fisherman?" ”

The messenger smiled and said: "Cranes and mussels compete with each other, and fishermen benefit, it is human nature." Did the king of Xiang ever think that we suffered a loss, were surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court, and seized a large number of firearms, food, cotton clothes, and what would happen to you? King Xiang, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold! ”

Han Guangxing was choked by the envoy's brazen words, damn the reader, he is shameless, so he can easily reverse black and white. Han Guangxing was also unable to, since he was defeated in Nanchang several times in the autumn, his men and horses were lost by more than half, and it was easy to loot some of them everywhere to scrape together enough military expenses. Compared to the spring, the situation is not half a star. The winter along the Yangtze River was very difficult, and the generals were already sick with frost. After winter, there is a cold spring, and cotton clothes are indispensable. However, the war in Huguang, Han Guangxing was not very good at construction, and the handicraft industry was destroyed quite badly, although he robbed a lot of gold and silver, and he couldn't keep warm from the cold, it was the time of melancholy, and Tingfang sent it to the door. It looked like Tingfang was asking for him, but in fact, he was held seven inches. Not only cotton clothes, but also miscellaneous grains......

After thinking about it for a while, Han Guangxing asked, "Does the county lord still have extra grain and grass?" ”

The destruction of the region by the military disaster was extremely cruel, and among the rapidly increasing soldiers in Tingfang, there were many refugees from Huguang. The people who had been deprived of food had no choice but to flee the famine. Warlords in troubled times, there are few good birds, they do a lot of things to kill and bury, and they dare to do anything in order to find a bite to eat. The surge in soldiers consumes a lot of money. Unlike cotton, which is resistant to storage, it can be bought from all over the world, and the transportation of grain is more inconvenient and more important. For warlords, there is never too much grain and grass, so how can they easily give it away?

The messenger had a good attitude, but a clean refusal. only suggested: "The king of Xiang can go to Hubei, or he can go to Shaanxi." ”

Han Guangxing said angrily: "I didn't read the joke, you instigated me to fight the bandits in Shaanxi." But you want to make a profit even more. ”

The envoy said in a calm tone: "Jiangxi has been flooded, and it has not been relieved, the day before yesterday I wanted to go to Suzhou to buy grain, but I was calculated, where is the grain evenly out?" If he can buy good grain next year, the county lord will not forget the friendship of the king of Xiang. ”

Han Guangxing really didn't have much food in stock, like those like them, who were born in rogues and had not yet become warlords, they couldn't live unless they fed the war. He envied the development of Nanchang, but he knew nothing about the economy. I wanted to ask Tingfang to make a move, but I was afraid that she would refuse. This time it is good to give a personal favor, and he is also ready to go to Hubei to grab things for the New Year, and the business is not done in vain. In order to show his sincerity, Han Guangxing began to give orders in front of the envoy and prepared to send troops.

The messenger smiled, and his heart was truly relieved. Ting Fang is the idea of attacking the east and west, Emperor Zhaoning dares to encircle and suppress her, she wants to give some color to see. Novices are always easy to panic, and if there are a few more riots, Emperor Zhaoning is more likely to make stupid moves, so she can fish in troubled waters in the empty gear. By the time it got dark, Han Guangxing had already taken people to the north, and he couldn't help but sigh at Han Guangxing's thunderous methods. Quickly withdraw to Nanchang and report to Yu Tingfang.

Jiang He is different from Han Guangxing, he is a pure bandit, Ting Fang is not interested in cooperating with him, so he only sold a message, telling him that he was commanded by the Anhui capital to lead people to attack Anqing, and the rear was empty, so he just took advantage of the fire to rob. The person who went to report easily fished a hundred taels of reward money and came back, and the rear of Anhui was unlucky!

At this time, there was also a change in the capital. Xu Jingchang's Northern Expedition started from Donghu Port and led the fleet north, rather than by land. It means that he did not control Shandong and other places, so the 30,000 soldiers and horses relied on the supply of East Lake shipping, and he did not bring much. A few days later, the grain stock was urgent, the capital was under martial law, and the Dingguo Mansion was surrounded like an iron bucket, and Dai Shi, who stayed outside the city, had to make a decision.

Of the 30,000 people, only 8,000 belong to the lineage, and if there is no food, the 8,000 lineage may be able to survive ten days and a half months of gruel to deal with, and the newly incorporated team will not be able to do it. Where tens of thousands of people gathered, when they were hungry, the mutiny only lasted for a moment. In the unfamiliar capital, Dai Shi and Tan Qingsheng could not find out the news of Xu Jingchang, and retreat became a top priority.

However, retreating is tantamount to giving up Xu Jingchang, and following the Lord for six years, how can he give it up? Dai Shi looked at the bottom-out cabin and scolded angrily: "He's big. Lord's Dog Emperor! We have worked hard to bring us here, and we have not mentioned the rewards of money and beauty, and we have not eaten a bite of food. There are also people who have to worry about their own rations when they are out fighting? I think the Great Yan Dynasty is coming to an end! ”

Tan Qingsheng, who was sitting opposite, said: "There is no rice in the imperial court, and you didn't know it today." Dude, do we really want to go? ”

Dai Shi said: "Don't you go to kill the horse stew, and then be killed by others?" ”

Tan Qingsheng smiled bitterly: "What about the guest of honor?" ”

Dai Shi was silent, what could he do? Cold! After a while, he gritted his back molars and said: "If I knew today, I shouldn't have thought about King Nalaosh Zifu." Let's fight the country, how good it is to call Yibin the emperor. The guest of honor can fight well, and the county lord can write and calculate, but I am afraid that he will not be able to create a prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty? Thousands of miles away from bringing his own dry food to sell his life for him, what did he get? We're not gone yet! Yibin is called to unload the mill and kill the donkey! There are three layers of Jinyi guards, and it is difficult to fly when the gods of the guests are kept. ”

Tan Qingsheng said: "It's okay, it's okay, I've been followed by the governor for a few months, and there are strings of four words and four words in your mouth, what about Xiucai?" ”

"Why are you so good at taking the test!" Dai Shi said, "Just go back with your tail between your legs, but you're not afraid of being embarrassed." I won't have the face to see the general soldier in the future! The guests treated us well......"

Tan Qingsheng squatted on the ground, covered his eyes, and said in a dumb voice: "Let's rush back to the capital, can we have a chance of winning?" ”

Dai Shi said: "We are 30,000, 20,000 halfway to the monk." Yongguo Gong 50,000 garrisoned in the capital, what do you say? Nine-sided generals, which one is not experienced in a hundred battles? Can you compare with Yongguo Gong? Or can I? ”

Tan Qingsheng said: "As soon as we leave, we will be the villain who judges the master." "Although there is Xu Qing, there are reasons to explain to the world. But one cannot lie to oneself. Xu Jingchang really had nothing to say to them. But now, there is not much to say. Tan Qingsheng stood up, glanced towards the north, and said in a low voice, "Take advantage of the night, let's go......"

With 30,000 soldiers and horses, if you don't stand high enough, you can't see the edge at a glance. It can be dispatched and commanded effectively, and it is much easier than hundreds of thousands of troops. Although the White Lady Sect has fallen, the little leaders who are not dead are still taking Ma Zai as bandits. The operation of soldiers and horses in the capital is hidden in the shadow of the White Lady Sect, as long as it is not driven to the capital to face the city gate, Yongguo Gong is powerless. Dai Shi and Tan Qingsheng quietly withdrew to the port of Tianjin with a heavy heart, and by the time the sluggish imperial court reacted, their ship had set sail.

The news of Ting Fang's self-respect for the army could no longer be suppressed. The officials in the capital were completely panicked. The imperial court is in jeopardy, the loss of Jiangnan is painful, and the imperial court is in danger! Emperor Zhaoning was so anxious that he couldn't bear it anymore, so he ran to the □□ and had to disturb the seriously ill people.

At the same time, the Emperor Taishang, who received the news, opened his cloudy eyes. He didn't struggle to give way because he still liked his young son. The Li family's rivers and mountains are aggrieved, but they can bear it. If Ting Fang dares to rebel, then the plan must not be tolerated!

Emperor Zhaoning was anxious in front of Ting Yao's hospital bed, and told the recent situation like this, only making Ting Yao's eyes dizzy. She has been sick for more than a month, and Emperor Zhaoning can play a good hand of cards like this! Holding on to his sick body, he hurriedly said: "You still don't send someone to send Xu Jingchang out of Beijing!" ”

Emperor Zhaoning's mind was in a mess, and he asked, "What are you doing to send him out of Beijing?"

Ting Yao didn't lift it up with a sigh of relief, lying on the side of the bed and coughing earth-shattering, Emperor Zhaoning panicked and looked around for a cup of water, Xia Boguang brought a cup of honey water to moisten Ting Yao's throat. Ting Yao endured the discomfort and said: "My fourth sister is angry, except for Xu Jingchang, who else can control it?" You're picking someone! You don't think about encirclement and suppression, the court has no money and doesn't mention it, now that the officials are governing, you dare to move, and before the soldiers leave the Gyeonggi military supplies, they will be greedy for half of them, and there will be no food on the ground, that is, to send people to Nanchang! ”

Ting Yao was the first person to come out and plot, and Emperor Zhaoning had an almost instinctive trust in her. If she wasn't seriously ill, she wouldn't have asked her about something at this time. Hearing Ting Yao's words, she didn't dare to ask her carefully, so she hurriedly sent a eunuch and said, "Take my seal letter and release Xu Jingchang quickly!" ”

Seeing that Emperor Zhaoning was in a hurry, the eunuch hurriedly rushed out to report the news. But it didn't take long for him to run back again, jumping on his feet and saying, "Your Majesty! Xu Guogong was ...... By...... Arrested and sent to prison! ”

Emperor Zhaoning was dumbfounded: "Without my order, who would dare to arrest him and go to prison?" ”

Ting Yao said: "Emperor Taishang! ”

Emperor Zhaoning only felt that his brain was not enough: "Which one is this singing?" ”

Ting Yao finally couldn't help but say: "You idiot! Ahem," Ting Yao gasped violently, "That son can turn against you for his own selfish interests, and he can obey the emperor for his own glory!" Jinyiwei is not in your hands yet! It's not good for you to usurp a position! "Usurpers don't kill, .d is full of water in his head!

Emperor Zhaoning hurriedly said: "What now?" ”

Ting Yao gritted her teeth and said, "Go to the edict to intercept people!" My fourth sister. If the husband is dead and disabled, I will not be finished! After speaking, Ting Yao only felt a sweet throat and fell into darkness.

The edict prison is an extremely terrifying existence, since the Ming Dynasty, there are countless civil and military generals who died during the period, and they are basically tortured and killed. Emperor Zhaoning was really afraid that the emperor would be ruthless, so he instructed Xia Boguang: "Please doctor!" After that, he galloped out, turned on his horse, and tried to intercept the team of Jinyiwei. However, before the Jinyi Guard's action, Emperor Zhaoning chased him to the Imperial Prison in one go, and only then did he see Xu Jingchang with a calm expression in the cage. After a careful look, the clothes were neat and bloodless, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. To the guard: "Open the door!" ”

The jailer hesitated, "Your Majesty, it is the emperor's will......"

Emperor Zhaoning couldn't help but say, "If he doesn't come out, I'll go in, right?" ”

The jailer, who had just gotten up, knelt down again: "Your Majesty, the edict is not the place you should come. ”

Emperor Zhaoning was angry: "That's where the dignified prince came?" ”

The jailer knelt on the ground, kept kowtowing, and just didn't reply. Emperor Zhaoning took a deep breath and emphasized, "Open the door!" If you don't open it, I'll open it again. ”

The emperor's threat made the jailer tremble, and the eunuch stepped forward and kicked him: "Don't grind! Your Majesty, are you deaf? ”

The jailer weighed it again and again before opening the iron door. Emperor Zhaoning's face was pale, and he thought that the ministers would support him. , you can win the hearts of the people and win the world, but I didn't expect him to be the ninety-five supreme, and he almost didn't even shake the jailer who didn't enter the stream. His majesty was much lower than he imagined, no wonder Ting Fang dared to call out. It seems that there is a name for itself, and it doesn't count as a real fart!

bent down into the cage, only to be surprised by a foul smell, facing Xu Jingchang's eyes, his face blushed for no reason, and he whispered: "It's mine, it's not ......" His absolute henchman, under his own nose, was imprisoned in the edict prison for a lifetime, it was a shame!

Xu Jingchang bowed silently and did not answer. It was only then that Dai Shi was known to leave, and it was also the right choice. In case of mutiny, his soldiers will have the strength to fight, and they will be defeated by Yongguo Gong. And because they are his subordinates, they naturally have to be counted on his head. When the time comes, you won't even be able to die a good death. He was not a masochist, and certainly did not want the court to torture him to death.

Time was pressing, and Emperor Zhaoning said directly: "Xu Jingchang, can you write a letter to persuade Tingfang?" Ting Yao asked him to let Xu Jingchang go, depending on the situation, he could only follow the power to see if he could use Xu Jingchang's handwriting to stabilize Ting Fang first. As long as you don't fight, it's easy to talk about anything.

Xu Jingchang continued to be silent.

Emperor Zhaoning said angrily: "When is it, can you not be angry!" ”

Xu Jingchang said: "The minister is not angry. Tingfang has been smart since she was a child, and His Majesty wants to treat her as a fool. Zi coax, you can't. ”

Emperor Zhaoning was furious: "I take her for a fool. Child? Or did she take me for a fool. Playing with the palm?? ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty has transferred the Anhui capital to command the envoy to attack Anqing, right?" ”

Emperor Zhaoning pursed his lips: "Yes!" The Yangtze River cannot fall into her hands. "With the Yangtze River, you can row the river and rule, and when it comes, it will not be how he recruits An Tingfang, but how Tingfang thinks about how to force him to bow down. There is no emperor who is willing to prostrate at the feet of his courtiers and tremble for the rest of his life. How could Emperor Zhaoning not do it?

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty regards her as a traitor, she is a smart person, and she will choose the right path." ”

"You!" Emperor Zhaoning's chest rose and fell, "She treats you like that, don't you hate?" ”

"Hate." Xu Jingchang said, "But Your Majesty is at fault first, and it is also true." ”

Emperor Zhaoning was furious: "You help her no matter what!" She's rebelling now! If I didn't come, it's not unusual for you to split the corpses of five horses here today! ”

Xu Jingchang sneered: "You are already Your Majesty, and you came to save Your Majesty in person, and the Minister is really grateful." From beginning to end, Xu Jingchang has not moved the slightest crooked heart, it can be said that he has done his best to die, and the brother who grew up together treats him like this, and the clay man also has a three-point earthy nature, and he has a good temper if he can't bear to commit a crime. Let him be kind and pleasant, and don't even think about it!

"Good! Good! Good! Emperor Zhaoning shouted three good words in a row, "I have a good heart, you are all treated as donkey liver and lungs!" Husband and wife are one, and you think you can easily escape from this crime of rebelling against the nine clans? ”

Xu Jingchang said: "If you kill me, your Li family will be finished." ”

Emperor Zhaoning's eyes were red: "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Jingchang suddenly said in a low voice: "That's it, whether you kill me or not, in fact, it doesn't make much difference." "It's all come to this point, Ting Fang will not believe in the royal family anymore, instead of trembling, it is better to rise up. Normal people will make a choice, the government forces the people to rebel! Not uncommon.

Emperor Zhaoning said: "You dare to say this, after going out for a few years, there is no one on the side, and you have grown a lot of courage." ”

Xu Jingchang sneered: "Does Your Majesty want to deal with me now?" ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Don't you dare to me?" ”

Xu Jingchang unbuttoned his cuffs, and with a ding, a cold light appeared. Out of a delicate dagger. Head. Jin Yiwei was dumbfounded, Xu Jingchang was so cooperative that they didn't search his body, who would have thought that he would have a mechanism with him!

Emperor Zhaoning's entourage was frightened crazy, and the great eunuch shouted sharply: "Escort!" Escort !!!! ”

Xu Jingchang is a dagger. The first hand was handed to Emperor Zhaoning: "The monarch wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, Your Majesty does it, and the minister has no complaints." ”

Emperor Zhaoning deeply felt that he had been fooled, and Xu Jingchang's expression was proud, as if he was the master! Swinging the knife against Xu Jingchang's throat: "Xu Jingchang, do you know that resentment is also a capital crime!" ”

Xu Jingchang closed his eyes, all kinds of childhood flashed in his mind, and the eleventh brother of his childhood restrained him a lot. He once said to Ting Fang: "The board hits the body, and it hurts more than the little uncle." But he didn't tell Ting Fang, the eleventh brother cried and swollen his eyes in front of his bed, and he never harmed the Qianqing Palace again, and he never stepped on the bottom line of the old emperor. This guy is really difficult to serve, but he really protects his young and fragile childhood. Now that Ting Fang has made a choice, there is no need for him to worry about it. If Emperor Zhaoning wants to take back this life, he will take it back. It is enough to be able to grow up safely to this day, taste the warmth and coldness of human affection, and enjoy the glory of the world.

There is no thief who has ever taken his family to heart. Mrs. Liu was arrested, and Liu Bang smiled and asked for a bowl of broth, which shows that those who make big things are informal, and they are ruthless. Emperor Zhaoning was angry that Xu Jingchang didn't know what to do, and when his life was dying, he still thought about excusing the thief. Twenty years of relationship is not as good as a couple who share a bed. Emperor Zhaoning clutched the handle of the knife tightly, rather than letting Xu Jingchang be tortured to death, it was better for him to kill him. The sharp blade pressed against Xu Jingchang's skin, and with a little force, a bloody mark was scratched.

Blood, along the dagger. Head, climbed on the back of his hand, Emperor Zhaoning only felt that his breath was suffocated. The first thud fell to the ground. The shallow wound oozed with beads of blood, staining Xu Jingchang's light-colored clothes red. Emperor Zhaoning couldn't help but reach out to touch the wound, Xu Jingchang opened his eyes, and the face that greeted him faded with blood, leaving only white.

Emperor Zhaoning took a deep breath several times in a row: "Xu Jingchang, I will spare you to die, do you write a letter of persuasion?" ”

Xu Jingchang. Touching his neck, his dagger. The first cut was like clay, but in just a moment, the blood from the wound had slowed down. Emperor Zhaoning only touched his skin, so he didn't dare to start. sighed helplessly: "If I didn't write it, it could be lowered." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "I canonized her as a princess." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty, in the court, the princess has no right to speak. ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Women are civil officials, unheard of. Even a man has to pass the test all the way from childhood. She's only a teenager, and she's too busy! ”

Xu Jingchang saw that Emperor Zhaoning's face was still not good, and the hand holding the knife was still trembling slightly, and said calmly: "In the later stage of Princess Qin, she was set aside. ”

Emperor Zhaoning was stunned.

Xu Jingchang said: "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't be trapped by Jinyiwei." ”

"She's sick."

Xu Jingchang didn't dwell on Ting Yao's topic, but said: "In Nanchang before, she rarely mentioned this matter, and I didn't care much about it. ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "That's it!" I usually say a few words once in a while, who knew she was so persistent! Let's think about where I stand. ”

Xu Jingchang shook his head and said: "I was locked up at home and had nothing to do, and after thinking about it for a few days, I figured it out." ”

"Huh?"

"Whether she is a princess or a county lord, she is no different from Princess Qin." Xu Jingchang said, "There is no qualification for His Majesty alone, and there is no position for the book." The great achievement is only a blessing. But being an official is different. Tear the hole open, and she can rise. What is Jiupin? What is it if you don't enter the stream? As long as she is an official, she is not afraid that she will not be able to climb others; As long as she is an official, she can go to the book, discuss state affairs, influence the direction of the court, and have the ambition to rejuvenate the country through science and technology. And the princess can't do it. "The queen's jurisdiction will always be just a small belly, and there will be no family and country.

Emperor Zhaoning said: "I asked my grandfather, but he disagreed. ”

Xu Jingchang smiled: "Yes, which civil official will agree?" We are not allowed to get involved in the government and politics, and women are nothing. So, Your Majesty, how can the minister persuade him to surrender? ”

Emperor Zhaoning hung his head and said, "That's it, I'll go and talk to my grandfather again." I don't want to fight, I don't want to fight her. ”

"Your Majesty's heart is merciful to the people, and the blessings of the people."

Emperor Zhaoning pouted: "Phew, don't talk to me officially." I don't know you yet, I'm going to kill her, and you're going to ignore me again. ”

Xu Jingchang said: "The minister will not live to that day." "The two sides really fought, and he was the first to be beheaded and sacrificed to the flag. War needs to provoke blood, and his skull is the best medicine to induce.

Emperor Zhaoning said solemnly: "I know that you have no intention of rebelling, and I will not let anyone hurt you." ”

Xu Jingchang said: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The key to untying the knot is to convince Wenchen. Emperor Zhaoning understands better than anyone that ambition can be raised. Maybe Ting Fang is just a threat to achieve his goal now, but after a long time, he can go from being an idle king who eats and waits for death to become the son of heaven, let alone Ting Fang? He withdrew from the cage and said to Xu Jingchang through the fence: "You are wronged to stay in it first." This place is heavily guarded, and I will send a team of people to guard it, although the conditions are hard, but it is safer than outside. I'll turn around and send people to bring coverings and medicine, and I'm a little overwhelmed, you...... Don't blame me......"

Xu Jingchang looked at Emperor Zhaoning and sighed. It's so tender! After a long time, they all grew up, and only Emperor Zhaoning stayed in place. is so childish, how can you deal with the mysterious court storm? How can you protect the person you want to protect? When he was invited out of the Dingguo Mansion by Jinyiwei, he did not resist, and in the face of hundreds of Jinyiwei, no matter how good his kung fu was, it was useless. The power of an individual is so small, even if that person is an emperor. Therefore, we must learn to check and balance, differentiate, and leverage strength.

Emperor Zhaoning turned around and walked away step by step, Xu Jingchang's wound was hot, not very painful, nor unconscious. Feel the wound and solidify it thoroughly. You don't want to kill me, someone will.

Xu Jingchang leaned against the cold wall, not knowing which side to look forward to victory. Suddenly thinking of Ting Fang's face, his heart throbbed again, and the sourness spread along his heart. He seems to have lost a child with Tingfang, he is the woman who has a deep resentment, hoping that her husband will not only think about his family and country, so as to divide his mind a little. However, Ting Fang's sky is high and the sea is vast, and it is impossible to stay for him. There is no ruthlessness in a letter, he Xu Jingchang is ashamed of himself!

Ting Yao was already seriously ill, and it was even worse in a fit of anger. Emperor Zhaoning sent a few imperial doctors to garrison, and his maternal ancestor Zhao Shangshu persuaded: "Your Majesty pities the widow of King Qin is benevolent, and only such trivial matters will be handed over to the queen to pay tribute." ”

Emperor Zhaoning was choked half to death, if it weren't for his grandfather, he would have been ridiculed by him right now. Taking a deep breath, he summoned the ministers and said, "Dai Shi led the soldiers back to Nanchang." ”

Everyone present was silent, the emperor's whereabouts couldn't be hidden, and the news was fast enough to know that Emperor Zhaoning had gone to the edict to say hello, what else could he say at this moment? Zhao Shangshu said: "This matter has nothing to do with Dingguo Gong, and it is still on the lord of Donghu County." After all, the county lord of Donghu is the wife of the Duke of Dingguo, and if he does not dispose of the courtiers, he is only afraid of disobedience; Disposition betrayed his loyalty. According to the minister's opinion, first ask the Duke of Dingguo to tear up this matter. The court is good at making decisions. ”

Yuan Shoufu said: "Now it's really not Dingguo Gong, and I have to think of ways to stop the county lord of Donghu." Otherwise, it is a declaration of the state to break off with it, so what? Moreover, the little prince is in Nanchang, and Hugh said whether the Duke of Dingguo is willing to give up his eldest son, and the lord of Donghu wants to use his prestige. After discussing the details, the Donghu County Lord has 30,000 more troops, which is even more difficult to deal with. ”

Cabinet minister Cao Junlang said: "Do you know how many troops the East Lake County Lord has?" ”

Yan Hongxin said: "I don't know how the combat effectiveness of the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Yibin is? ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "I don't know about military affairs, but Yongguo Gong has seen one or two, and Xuan Yongguo will know as soon as he asks." ”

After a short time, Yongguo Gong entered the south study, and after seeing it, His Majesty replied to this question: "Dai Shi and Tan Qingsheng are both from Datong, and the soldiers are less than the nine sides, but the military discipline is excellent. It is very rare for Dingguo Gong to have such a talent for governing the army at a young age. ”

The cabinet people glanced at Yong Guogong and knew that he was speaking for Xu Jingchang. Emperor Zhaoning didn't want to deal with Xu Jingchang, but Emperor Taishang refused to spare him. Seeing that Emperor Zhaoning has ascended the throne, the Command Division of the Five Cities and the Jinyi Guard are still in the hands of the Emperor Taishang, and there are not many people in the court who are duplicitous. Emperor Zhaoning wanted to protect Xu Jingchang, and some of them grinded. However, everyone present is a human spirit, and if you have a glimpse of the emperor's thoughts, why not follow the things that are not very important? Yan Hongxin also didn't plan to kill Xu Jingchang, with this matter, he would rarely be reused for several years, the goal was achieved, and there was no need to kill them all. Since the brave country is willing to come forward, several civil servants are silent.

Emperor Zhaoning asked again: "If you are against it, what is the chance of winning?" ”

Yong Guogong didn't want to fight with Ting Fang at all, and said directly: "None." ”

Cabinet minister Wei Pengyun is an impatient and upright character, and when he heard this, he immediately jumped up: "Why should the prince of the country grow the ambition of others to destroy his own prestige?" ”

Yong Guogong said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the war is about logistics. ”

Emperor Zhaoning, who was blocked in one sentence, was speechless.

Yong Guogong's national throne has not yet been hot, the Yan Dynasty has glory to enjoy on his side, and the Yan Dynasty himself is dead, and his Guogong is worthless. Then he sighed and said: "The minister doesn't care about the household department, but he also knows that he is a homeless person this year, and the Jiangxi governed by the lord of Donghu County is already excellent, and if she takes Jiangnan, the court does not have her money." She is not afraid of the dead, the world. There are many homeless people, and if she has money, there are people. The imperial court has no budget, and this battle cannot be fought. ”

Yuan Shoufu said: "In the opinion of the minister, it is still Zhao'an." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said with a dark face: "I don't care about her conditions, if you agree, I will issue a holy decree immediately." ”

Yan Hongxin hurriedly asked: "Did you mention the conditions?" How so? ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "She wants to be an official, a civil official!" ”

Zhao Shangshu and Yuan Shoufu both knew about this matter, and the rest of them were stunned. Wei Pengyun flicked his sleeves and said, "Ridiculous! It's just a big rebellion! ”

Yan Hongxin asked in astonishment, "When did you say that?" ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "It's still before, and I don't remember which correspondence I said, she said that it was not easy for her, and she didn't give her an official job, but she didn't follow it." ”

Yan Hongxin's expression changed uncertainly, and he admired in his heart that he was really a heroine among women. But he said: "Or joking, Your Majesty asks clearly." ”

Zhao Shangshu said: "This matter still needs to be asked?" Since ancient times, there has been no reason for women to be officials! She doesn't keep women's ways! ”

Yuan Shoufu said eight words coldly: "The government enlightens the Yuan, and governs the grand and chaste view." ”

Everyone is a rin, and this is talking about the martial queen. Since ancient times, there has been no woman to be the emperor, and she did it after the martial arts, not only did it, but also laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. No matter how unaccustomed those who write history, they have no choice but to make a fuss about their personal morality, and they can't talk about the means of governing and can't do anything if they want to. There is a martial queen in front, and future generations have the same example, what is unusual?

Yuan Shoufu said again: "With Qin Liangyu, many Donghu County Lords are nothing. Speaking of which, if the county lord of Donghu is not a female dependent, he will only know water conservancy, which is enough to go to the Ministry of Industry, right? ”

Zhao Shangshu said angrily: "How can this be true! She is considered talented in learning, and she assists her husband, and the history books will not forget her. I want to be a chicken in the morning, but I can't! After opening this opening, will women raise their careers in the future? Do women want to go out to socialize and visit friends? Do you want to be a big defense for men and women? ”

Yuan Shoufu said secretly: You will know that your hometown is occupied by him! looked at Yan Hongxin again, wondering why he wasn't in a hurry? The county lord of Donghu has much deeper control over Jiangxi than Jiangsu.

Why is Yan Hongxin not in a hurry? He wasn't in a hurry before, he thought that Tingfang was just hypocritical, and he was still happy in his heart. The more hypocritical the more unentertaining, whose emperor can be coerced by his wife? It's even harder to get in his way. At this moment, Fang knew that Tingfang's ambition was so big, he had rebelled since ancient times, and he got what he wanted from the imperial court, but if he couldn't get it, he would die to the end. Thousands of his clansmen were trapped in Jiangxi, and when he thought of this, he was a little panicked, but he didn't show it.

Yuan Shoufu is not good to say too much, and the provincial people are suspicious of him. just shut up and didn't say a word, listening to Zhao Shangshu and Wei Pengyun scolding Tingfang who dared to think about the temple one by one. Emperor Zhaoning was furious when he heard this, and said angrily: "Shut up! Let you take matters into account, not that you should curse. If you want to scold and go home and scold, you scold, and she will retire? ”

Yan Hongxin said: "Let's write a letter and ask......

Emperor Zhaoning said: "Ask fart!" I just asked Xu Jingchang! ”

Wei Pengyun said with some sourness: "Dingguo Gong didn't teach one or two? It's too indulgent too. ”

Emperor Zhaoning said angrily: "He doesn't connive, Ye Tingfang is willing to marry him?" ”

Wei Pengyun was almost pouted by Emperor Zhaoning's words against Fugang: "Your Majesty, how can you say this...... Words! ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "I don't understand either, women are also capable, why are you so opposed?" ”

Zhao Shangshu said: "It's not in accordance with the rules. ”

Emperor Zhaoning said: "I don't care if the rules are unruly, who can solve this matter!" You heard it, Yong Guogong said that there was no money to fight. As he spoke, he looked at Yongguo Gong again, "Do you also think that women are rebellious when they become officials?" ”

Yongguo said: "There are military generals, but the ministers don't know a few words, and the ministers don't understand the affairs, so they don't dare to talk nonsense." ”

Wei Pengyun stiffened his neck and said, "Your Majesty, with all due respect, it's really inappropriate for you to think like this." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said with a wooden face: "Don't shout at me, you shout at the one in Jiangxi." It's her who wants to be an official, and it's not that I want her to be an official. Saying that, he made a big cross to Wei Pengyun in his heart, this cabinet minister came in to mess around? Can you get to the point?

A few people were stared at by Emperor Zhaoning, and Duke Yongguo opened his mouth to deny the encirclement and suppression, what can a few Wenchen do? But what you say and what I say is nonsense. At this moment, the military report arrived. Emperor Zhaoning picked it up and looked at it, and it was dark in front of him - 20,000 garrisons in Anhui were wiped out!

Yan Hongxin's face can be described as wonderful, Ye Tingfang is so powerful!

Emperor Zhaoning slapped the table: "She really knows how to fight!" "him. Mother. Yes, you are almighty! Depend on!

Zhao Shangshu said: "She has a general in her hand, and it is not uncommon for her to fight." ”

Emperor Zhaoning said angrily: "The whole army is annihilated!" She just defeated Anqing, and Xu Jingchang took away most of the soldiers! She won more with less, and we are all gone! 20,000 people! The strength of the Anhui Guard is all here, and dying is equivalent to her taking Anhui! The four provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have all fallen into the hands, and in the New Year, will Hunan and Hubei also be able to win? "Emperor Zhaoning would never believe that it was Zhou Yi or Wang Hu's ability, Zhou Yi didn't know which horn came out of the horns, but Wang Hu was a low-level officer in Datong. If there is really such a peerless talent, he will not be sent to East Lake at all! Mr. Zhao is not blind again! It can only be Tingfang...... Damn, you can fight, forget it, you can win more with less! Are you human?

There was a deathly silence in the south study. Four provinces, which account for almost all of the tax revenue. Should we be glad that after the income has been transported into the capital, Ting Fang has become anti-hearted? In the future, will Kyoto be supported by a province in Guangdong? Not to mention whether Guangdong can be supported, the transportation is cut off, the shipping is far inferior to the people, and Guangdong is also occupied, so what?

Yong Guogong was also shocked, Ye Tingfang is a woman, and she is so good at military affairs! It's a reversal of what he has known for years. It is true that the heroines who often play in the play are also extraordinary, but it is too sensational to be able to slaughter 20,000 regular troops in a few days! Swallowing his saliva, he asked dryly, "Your Majesty, are there any details?" There is more than one sentence in the military newspaper, right? ”

Emperor Zhaoning threw the military newspaper to Yongguo Gong: "You can read it for yourself." ”

Yongguo Gong quickly swept through the military newspaper, there were not many details, nothing more than how powerful the artillery was and how ruthless the reinforcements were. In this kind of military report, Yong Guogong is a person who writes well, and if he loses the battle, he has to exaggerate the difficulty of one point ten times, otherwise how can he explain it to the imperial court? It's just that 20,000 people were wiped out, how did they fight? There is not a word in the military newspaper, and the hated Yongguo Gong wants to kill the commander of the Anhui capital, will he be an officer! Knowing yourself and knowing that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles, if you don't write down the situation of the other party, you don't know what to do if the court supports you! Rubbish!

Emperor Zhaoning's face was a little gray after losing his temper, and he said weakly: "Are you still waiting?" ”

No one dared to answer.

The little eunuch hurriedly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, General Zhao came from Datong and asked for His Majesty to see him outside the palace gate. ”

Emperor Zhaoning was happy for no reason, and he didn't care why Zhao Zongbing left Datong without authorization, and hurriedly said: "Hurry up!" ”

The two nephews haven't seen each other for many years, and neither of them is what they remember. Emperor Zhaoning's eyes were hot, he stood up and stepped forward, supporting General Zhao who had not bowed down: "Little uncle......"

Mr. Zhao stood up straight, took a step back, and bowed down: "Minister, Zhao Jiashi, knock to see Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Zhaoning hurriedly helped him up: "Little uncle doesn't need to be polite. ”

Time was pressing, and General Zhao didn't talk nonsense, until: "The minister heard about the changes in Jiangxi and wanted to ask His Majesty what he thought." ”

Emperor Zhaoning was worried about this matter, took Zhao Zongbing's hand, and told him about the recent situation. The prince of Liguo has reached adulthood, and those who can find out about the affairs in Beijing write letters to his father. Mr. Zhao confirmed the two compartments, so he knew it.

After Emperor Zhaoning finished speaking, he asked, "Uncle, what do you say?" 166 Reading Network