Chapter 1052: East Becomes West (45)
When Fan Sui received the 800 li urgent military report from Shannan County, he was nervously dealing with the government affairs at hand, Daqin is now fighting hundreds of thousands of troops outside, and the daily need for grain, grass and transshipment is like a heavy mountain pressing on top of his head, and he can only rest for one or two hours a day, fortunately, he is older, and he sleeps less, plus he is already good at government affairs, although he is busy, he can cope with it, and what makes him even more tired is that because of this war, the domestic economy has reached a dangerous edge, It's only June, and there are still a few months before the autumn harvest, so I'm afraid that there will be another place in the country to starve to death this year.
When he was sighing for a long time, a few lines of Liao Liao on the urgent military newspaper he received made him almost fall to the ground, supporting the edge of the big case with both hands, forcing his soft legs to support his body, trying his best not to see anything unusual on his face. In the room where he was dealing with political affairs, there were more than a dozen low-level officials who were assisting him in handling all kinds of documents, which were divided into categories, and he could not let these people see the slightest clue.
Taking a deep breath, he straightened up, raised his head, tucked the general's newspaper into his sleeve, glanced majestically at the officials in the room who were looking at him with some curiosity, and snorted softly in his nose, and these people immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look at it again.
After a moment in the room, he walked slowly out of the door. Hearing the door close softly behind him, the calmness on his face faded. The chief entourage next to him rushed over and stood by his side carefully.
"Who is the person who sent the military report? Bring him to the small hall to meet me!" Fan Sui's voice trembled a little, and he didn't know the content of the military report for a long time, so he glanced at his master in surprise.
"Go!" Fan Sui's voice was low, but the ferocity inside was extremely obvious.
Sitting in the small hall, Fan Sui drank the cold water in the kettle in one go, and kept admonishing himself to be calm, calm.
A military man who was covered with the smell of a man, his clothes were covered with dust, and he couldn't distinguish his original color and walked in and knelt down in front of Fan Sui.
"What position do you hold under Fan Zhang?" Fan Sui asked, the general of the Qin army who is now stationed in Shannan County is called Fan Zhang, and he is an old and serious general, and he will definitely not assign an insignificant person to come over for such a big matter.
"Back to Xiangye's words, the last general, Zhu Qiang, is General Fan's lieutenant!" Jun Han Dao.
"Get up and speak!" Fan Sui nodded: "After you entered Xianyang, who else did you contact or mention this matter to?"
"The villain knows the severity, and after entering Xianyang, he came directly to see Fan Xiang, did not go to other places, and did not mention this matter to anyone, which is also General Fan's explanation." ZHU Qiangdao.
"Let's talk about the specifics!" Fan Sui pointed to the chair below.
"Yes!" Zhu Qiang put half of his butt on the chair with some restraint, as far as he was concerned, although he was the deputy general of Shannan County, the chance of seeing Shoufu was very small." That's it......"
Zhu Qiang said quickly, he didn't know much, and he also knew that Fan Sui was also in a hurry at this time, and he wouldn't have a lot of time left for himself.
"But the rain is still alive?" Fan Sui raised his eyes, "Why didn't he come back in person?" As a high-ranking general who personally participated in this big battle, but since Yu is alive, it stands to reason that he should have come back in person.
"Xiangye, now the Han Army's Eastern Field Army led by He Lanxiong and Agu Huaien's Donghu Independent Cavalry Division are approaching Shannan County, but General Yu still has 5,000 cavalry under his command, General Fan hopes that General Danyu can stay there and assist him in resisting the attack of the Han army and holding Shannan County." Zhu Qiang explained.
"Don't leave here, I'll have someone arrange your accommodation, and you don't have to see anyone, just wait for the king's summons at any time!" Fan Sui stood up.
"The king will see the last general?"
"It's possible, the king is familiar with military affairs, maybe he will summon you to ask for details, you can sort out what you know!"
"Yes, Xiangye!"
Fan Sui nodded at him, walked out of the small hall, and stretched out his hand to beckon Changsui: "Arrange for him to rest, don't let anyone see him, except for you, everything you need for life will be sent by you personally."
"Yes, Xiangye!"
Fan Sui let out a long sigh, and he seemed to see a strong storm coming towards Xianyang. The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings! How did you lose? Why did they lose so badly?
General Li, what's the matter?
Step by step towards the black steps of the black ice platform, stepping into the black palace, Fan Sui only felt that his steps were getting heavier and heavier, and he seemed to be dragging a thousand catties of heavy objects on his feet, and every step forward was extremely difficult, the king's body was already weak, could he withstand such a blow?
Although the steps were long, the moment when they were finally finished, when the waiter pushed open the two heavy doors, Fan Sui only felt a cold breath rushing towards his face, which made him shiver uncontrollably.
Stepping on the black cold ground, Fan Sui went all the way forward, King Qin Wulie's bed was supported in the center of the main hall, and there was a person in front of the bed, kneeling on the ground, looking at the music in his hand, but it was Prince Yingying.
"Shousuke!" Ying Ying saw Fan Sui and leaned over and shouted in a low voice.
"Fourth Prince, is the king asleep?" Fan Sui saluted Ying Ying, and knelt down in front of King Qin Wulie's bed, looking at King Qin Wulie with his eyes closed.
"Yes, these days, I don't sleep very well, and palpitations are frequent, because I don't have good rest, but I'm getting thinner and thinner!" Ying Ying looked at her father's pale face worriedly.
Fan Sui sighed, Wang Shang's body was already overwhelmed, and the bad news came at this time. He silently handed the military report in his hand to Yingying: "Prince, please take a look."
Ying Ying glanced at Fan Sui strangely and unfolded the military report in her hand.
The next moment, the military newspaper fell to the ground. Ying Ying's hand fell weakly, and the piled up of music hit the ground with a loud sound.
King Qin Wulie slowly opened his eyes and looked at the two: "What's wrong?"
He asked slowly.
"Nothing, nothing, it's Erchen who is too careless!" Ying Ying panicked and packed up the scattered movements, but with his wandering eyes and trembling hands, King Qin Wulie still frowned.
He has been focusing on cultivating this son over the years, his temper, temperament, and ability have always converged on him through different channels, Yingying is not a person who can't hold his breath, what can make him so out of shape must be something wrong, and now what can make Yingying hurry and panic is only the military in front.
"Is there a great defeat?" King Qin Wulie turned his head to look at Fan Sui, "Lu Chao?"
Fan Sui shook his head.
"Meng Tian?"
Fan Sui was still silent, but his head hung lower.
"It's Li Xin!" King Qin Wulie's voice was low, "Is the loss big?" I shouldn't have insisted that he take the risk, he was already planning to take Shannan County and stop it. It was I who was afraid that I didn't have enough time, and I was lucky, counting on the Qi people, the Chu people, and Meng Tian Luchao to contain the main force of the Han army, so that Li Xin could perform his work. Bring me Li Xin's military report."
King Qin Wulie stretched out his hand.
Ying Ying's body trembled a little more. Kneel up straight.
"Your Majesty, General Li can't write a military report to Wang, this military newspaper was written by Fan Zhang, the county town of Shannan." Fan Sui said in a low voice.
"What did you say!" With a hula, King Qin Wulie sat up straight on the bed, his eyes looking directly at Fan Sui, "What did you just say about Li Xin?"
"Great King, General Li can no longer write military reports to the Great King."
King Qin Wulie snatched Fan Zhang's military report from Yingying's hand, swept it over at a glance, and the whole person froze somewhere.
"Father!" Looking at King Qin Wulie, whose face was gradually reddening, Ying Ying got up and reached out to support King Qin Wulie's back.
With a bang, King Qin Wulie opened his mouth, and his mouth full of blood spurted out, and he leaned back and fainted in Yingying's arms.
"Shoufu, called the Imperial Doctor, called the Imperial Doctor!" Ying Ying screamed in panic.
Fan Sui ran towards the palace gate with a rolling belt.
When King Qin Wulie woke up, it was already midnight. Li Xin's death seemed to have really knocked down the supreme ruler of Great Qin, lying on the bed, staring directly at the high dome with his eyes for half an hour, without spitting out a word.
"Father!" Ying Ying finally couldn't bear it anymore and screamed.
"You know, why didn't I mention Li Xin first?" King Qin Wulie spoke faintly, "Because I already knew at that time, if there is any danger of defeat in our three-way army, it will be counted as him, but I never thought of it, why did Li Xin annihilate the whole army?" It shouldn't be, with his ability, even if he loses, it's not difficult to get out and come back by himself!"
"Your Majesty, Danyu fled back to Shannan County, he should know the details, but because the Han army Helan Xiong was pressing on Shannan County, Fan Zhang left him there to assist in the defense. This time it was Fan Zhang's deputy Zhu Qiang who came back to report the news." FAN Suidao.
"The news hasn't spread yet, has it?"
"Not yet, his subordinates have put Zhu Qiang under house arrest, and this person also knows the seriousness, after arriving in Xianyang, except for his subordinates, he has not seen anyone, nor has he revealed any information."
King Qin Wulie turned his head slightly and looked at Ying Ying: "Ying Ying, what do you think should be done?"
"Father, Erchen feels that he should block all the news first, and only after making the corresponding arrangements will he slowly reveal the news of General Li's defeat and death little by little." Ying Yingdao.
"Fan Sui, what do you say?"
Fan Sui hesitated for a moment, "The minister thinks what the fourth prince said is right."
King Qin Wulie shook his head, "I can't hide it, how can we hide such a big thing, even if we want to hide it, those Han army's meticulous work will find a way to stir up the city." Don't hide it, Fan Sui, tomorrow morning, Ying Ying will go to the court on my behalf, officially inform everyone about this matter, announce this matter to the entire Qin State, and tell my subjects that Great Qin has suffered a big defeat, but it is nothing, twenty years ago, when I first ascended the throne, the alliance of the Six Nations fought all the way to the city of Xianyang, didn't we win in the end? Although this time is critical, it is still much better than that one." (To be continued......)