When Zhao Xiaocai's words fell, a white thunder suddenly struck down in the sky, making a roaring sound. The dazzling white light shone in from the windows on the left and right, reflecting the crowd in the hall as if ghostly.

Yu Zhongwen, the general of the Right Yiwei, had a dead and gray face, without a trace of blood. Although he was impeached by Zhao Xiaocai, he was silent and silent.

And Liu Shilong, who was behind everyone, looked frightened, he subconsciously wanted to speak out, but he was forced by the gaze of an elderly eunuch behind the throne, and he couldn't open his mouth at all. All the words were blocked in the throat, and only the sound of 'lotus' could be heard.

"They're all bastards!"

Yang Guang flicked his sleeves and sat on the throne again: "Zhao Qing's words, is it true or false?"

At this time, the ministers in front of His Majesty were silent for a while. Yu Wenshu and Xue Shixiong's generals were still prostrate on the ground and unwilling to speak. Only Zhao Xiaocai showed a look of righteous indignation. But as the first accuser, he can't defend himself.

In the end, it was Yu Zhongwen himself who let out a sigh: "General Zhao's words are all true! As the head of the march on the right road, the minister cannot escape the blame!"

When Yang Guang heard this, he looked at Yu Zhongwen fixedly for a moment, and a trace of pain and remorse seemed to flash in his eyes. After a while, Yang Guangcai turned his eyes slightly tired and closed his eyes slightly: "Someone who is coming, he will be brought under Zhongwen for interrogation! Another prison soldier Liu Shilong colluded with Goguryeo to collect heavy bribes, and the crime was extremely heinous! Three days later, Ling Chi passed on the head of the army. ”

When this voice fell, several tall guards stepped forward and forcibly dragged Zhong Wen and Liu Shilong away. The former did not resist and was captured. The latter struggled and shouted 'wronged' in his mouth. But before he could say the rest of his words, the janissary next to him had already slammed it behind his ear with the hilt of his knife, directly knocking Liu Shilong unconscious.

When silence returned to this hall, Yang Guang looked at His Majesty's ministers again.

"The matter of accountability can be discussed after returning to the Eastern Capital. What are your views on the current situation in Liaodong?"

"Your Majesty, please transfer another 200,000 troops into Liao!"

Zuo Xiaowei's general, Jing Yuanheng, suddenly got up, and his voice was impassioned: "With only 200,000 people, the criminal ministers will definitely be able to sweep away all the unrelegacies of Goguryeo for the Son of Heaven!"

Zhang Jin, the general of the right imperial guard, also looked uplifted: "Your Majesty, the ministers are not convinced! This defeat in Liaodong is not a crime of war! I am the elite of the Great Sui, and my combat power is far superior to that of Goguryeo." If there is enough grain and grass, how can it be defeated by this small country in Liaodong?"

When Yang Guang heard this, he was disdainful, and turned to look at Yu Wenshu and Xue Shixiong, who had been prostrate on the ground and did not say a word.

"Two Aiqing, do you think the same way?"

"I don't dare to agree!"

Yuwen Shujiang shook his forehead on the ground: "With all due respect, Liaodong has nothing to do this time!" The minister asks Your Majesty to withdraw the troops from Liaodong as soon as possible, and withdraw across the Liaohe River as soon as possible before Goguryeo is encircled. ”

Xue Shixiong also followed, and his words were full of bitterness: "Your Majesty, the ministers are attached to General Yuwen's discussion!" Now under the city of Liaodong, although there are still 700,000 troops, there are not many elites among them, and they are all tired of the division's veterans, and most of them are unusable. Once the whole division of the Goguryeo army came, the ministers were afraid of all the departments, and it was inevitable that the army would be panicked, or something unpredictable might happen. Rather than this, it is better to withdraw to the west bank of the Liao River and regroup the army,"

Yang Guang was noncommittal, but his expression was silent, tapping the armrest with his knuckles, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

And the atmosphere in this hall of wind is gradually condensed and silent to the extreme.

After a full moment, Pei Ju, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, suddenly came out of the queue and saluted Yang Guang, breaking the silence here.

"Your Majesty, it's the end of August, and winter isn't far away. If we want to transfer troops again, such as entering Liao, then when the time comes? Not to mention that in the northern counties now, where can there be troops to be transferred? Instead of this, we might as well let the army retreat temporarily. Wait until the beginning of spring next year, and it's not too late to make a comeback. ”

Imperial Doctor Pei Yun also followed up: "Your Majesty, what General Yuwen and General Xue said is extremely true, this Liaodong city really can't stay for a long time. Now that the cold winter is coming, the ministers ask Your Majesty to have mercy on the hardships of the soldiers, and the troops are temporarily retreated. I think that Goguryeo is just a small country, although it can use some conspiracies and tricks to temporarily defeat our army, can it still hold out for several years and resist our Great Sui Heavenly Army?"

He knew that this son of heaven had a deep understanding of the situation in Liaodong, and the reason why he was silent at this time was just for the word 'face'. But at this time, it's not the time to be afraid of face.

"Two Aiqing—"

Yang Guang's eyes struggled, and at this moment, he suddenly heard a desolate and piercing military horn sound from outside the hall.

This made the faces of all the people in the temple change slightly. Yang Guang stood up directly, strode out of the hall, and then saw that in the southeast direction of them, there was a group of black iron horses, stepping on neat steps, surging under the raindrops.

"That should be Yuan Taizuo's younger brother Yuan Ke, known as the first cavalry general of Goguryeo. ”

Pei Ju stepped out of the palace after the Son of Heaven, he only glanced in the direction of Yang Guang's eyes, his pupils shrank, and his words were awe-inspiring: "I have always heard that Goguryeo has a cavalry of 7,000 people, but in this Liaodong War, there has never been a trace of Goguryeo's cavalry. ”

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After Li Shimin sent away Yu Wenshi and others, he couldn't concentrate all afternoon, not only did he make several mistakes in a row when practicing the boxing technique, but he almost made the true yuan in his body run wild, and even when he was assembling the ink armor, he also made continuous mistakes.

It wasn't until the evening that Li Shimin finally reined in his mind.

The defeat of Liaodong was indeed a shocking event for the whole world, and it could even shake the foundation of the Great Sui, but for himself, it had a limited impact.

Since his father Li Yuan took over the post of Weiwei Shaoqing, he has been diligent and thrifty, conscientious, and not only did not make a single mistake during his tenure, but also made remarkable achievements. In just six months, it is said that 70,000 statues of various types of ink armor have been built to supply the front line. The access control of all palaces in Luoyang, the eastern capital, is also safe and sound.

Therefore, this defeat in Liaodong will not involve their Tang Mansion in any case.

This has nothing to do with him, Li Shimin, even more.

The loss of 300,000 soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty and the humiliation of the country certainly made people angry. But his ability is limited now, and he can't do anything except choke his wrists for the soldiers of the Eastern Crusade and curse a few words.

And the most important thing for him at the moment is not to avenge the third brother?

In any case, he must find out the real culprit behind the scenes, give an explanation to the third brother under Jiuquan, and give himself an explanation.

However, since Liaodong has been defeated, then the Son of Heaven will return to Beijing in the near future. My original plan is no longer feasible and must be adjusted.

So the next day, Li Shimin gathered his spirit again, not only focusing more on the connection between martial arts and spiritual power, but also taking two hours during the day to start practicing archery.

As he expected, his archery skills have regressed significantly. Two hundred paces away, he was suspended in the air with a straw rope arrow target, and as a result, he only hit three out of ten.

Fortunately, this martial arts arena located in the West Courtyard was temporarily occupied by Li Shimin. Everyone was kicked out by him, otherwise this time he would be embarrassed and become a laughing stock for others.

It wasn't until after the 200th arrow, after Li Shimin's archery, that he found some feelings.

At this time, he was already seven out of ten, and he could barely bring his greatly increased strength and true yuan back into the control of the Dao.

In the next few days, his archery skills were also better day by day, first at a stationary target of 200 paces, and then he could shoot at 100 shots, and then advanced to 400 paces away to shoot the falling leaves.

After Fan Shixing and Shi Luoshasa finished their vacation, Li Shimin changed the target to a moving target 800 steps away.

At this time, he didn't dare to shoot the apples on the top of people's heads or anything, but he just made these two of them throw wild fruits one after another one after another from 800 paces away.

And Li Shimin not only had to shoot these wild fruits, but also tried tricks such as bead arrows, arc arrows, fallen leaf arrows, and orbit arrows in the process.

It took Li Shimin a full twelve days to restore his archery skills to the old point and return to the level he brought before taking the Five Elements Xuanyuan Pill.

But that's all, if he wants to go further on this foundation, he needs a wider field. The only suitable place in the house is the main school field of the East Courtyard, or the Patriarchy of the West Academy.

And to practice those more powerful and profound secret methods, it is bound to cause some unusual movements, and nine out of ten may alarm the worship masters in the mansion.

Therefore, he has asked Fan Shixing to find a suitable industry for him in Luoyang City, as his secret base, so that he can practice arrows and martial arts, and by the way, study the 'Divine Blood Demon Vein'.

The Han people respect filial piety and have a tradition of parents not separating their families, but Li Shimin can still set up one or two other courtyards outside.

His elder brother Li Jiancheng, although he usually lives in the Tang Mansion, he has a separate courtyard in Chang'an, Luoyang, and many private properties, including granges.

It's just that Li Shimin's requirements are higher, not only need to be close to the palace and have a certain guarantee of safety, but also require a vast area, with at least a thousand steps in length and width.

- This is to prevent him from spreading to the surrounding houses when he studies the 'Divine Blood Demon Vein', and the second is to make it easier for him to free up a wide field for him to practice archery.

But this is not easy, the mansions in Luoyang City are indeed concentrated near the imperial city. But the vast majority of them are in the hands of powerful families, and they are used for heirlooms, and they will not be sold easily.

Even if someone is willing to sell, the price is prohibitively expensive. And none of these scarce listings meet his requirements,

Li Shimin is ready to wait for another half a month, if he really can't buy it, he can only settle for the next best thing and see if he can buy it in the east or south of the city. There are some courtyards set up by businessmen over there, and the conditions are still very good.