Chang'an City, in the Taiji Palace.

The civil and military officials were divided into left and right, and they discussed political affairs.

Song Ji listened carefully on the dragon chair, but his mind was not on the court at all, his eyes kept looking at the imperial road outside the Taiji Palace, waiting for the battle report from the front line.

Xu Buling did not obey the order to forcibly ask for battle, Song Ji knew about it, and he also vetoed it.

However, Xu Buling moved troops without authorization, in order to quell the rebellion in the court, and also issued a military order: 'Do not break Xiangyang, raise your head to see him'; with the experience of Nanyang, the courtiers naturally advised Xu Buling to try; if Song Ji forcibly refused to allow it, he could not explain to the courtiers why 'there is no general', and he could not say that he was suspicious of Xu Buling, and did not want him to make meritorious contributions, so he would become a faint monarch who was 'arbitrary and arbitrary', so he could only acquiesce.

Song Ji didn't believe that Xu Buling could break through Xiangyang with 20,000 soldiers, and the Manchu Dynasty didn't believe it, but there was always a 'what if' in the world.

At the early court meeting, Song Ji has been thinking about the variables after the 'city breaks', and thinking about countermeasures in advance.

It's a pity that Rao is Song Ji is mentally prepared, that 'what if', it came too quickly.

"Newspaper - good news - Xiangyang victory - "

It was only half an hour after the start of the court meeting, and the front-line battle report was rushed for 800 miles overnight and sent to the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces and the Son of Heaven.

"Wow-"

This time, there is no need to make a sound, the audience is already in an uproar.

On the dragon chair, Song Ji smiled a little, but his hands under the sleeve robe were clenched a little.

Among the three princes, Prime Minister Xiao Chuyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief; Imperial Doctor Cui Huailu's eyes rolled a few times and was silent; Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo's face turned pale.

And the rest of the military officials had different expressions, shock, surprise, stunned, and disbelief, all kinds of emotions were written on their faces - they all knew that Xu Buling would attack Xiangyang last night, but they didn't expect the good news to come back the next morning, what kind of speed is this?

Soon, the messenger ran to the main hall, holding a cylinder in his hand, and said loudly:

"Yesterday afternoon, the prince of Su arrived in Caozhuang with an army of 20,000, and attacked the city of Xiangyang like a bamboo, and broke a gap in the city wall of Xiangyang with a sharp weapon; General Guan Hongye quickly sent troops to help, and the general Tu Qianchu and the Western Liang army of 50,000 assisted the prince of Su to attack the city, until Xiangyang was broken when the son was broken, and Qin Jing, the commander of the Chu army, broke through from the south gate and retreated to Jingmen......"

"Okay!"

"Steady ......"

After it was confirmed that it was Xiangyang recovered, all the civil and military officials were happy. Xiangyang, Jingmen, and Jingzhou are the three most important passes in Chu, and as long as they are defeated, there is no danger to defend the entire Chudi. And to be able to break Xiangyang so quickly, Jingmen and Jingzhou are also a matter of time, and in the future, it is basically to drive away the four kings, and the situation is not stable.

Shaofu Li Si has been complaining about the nest in the northern Xinjiang, and at this time, seeing the successive victories of the counterinsurgency army, he immediately said:

"Look, look at how the Xiliang Army fought? My Dayue is not a soldier, but a general; Guo Xianzhong and Wang Chenghai have people who don't want to do half of their ability, and they won't be beaten and almost jump into the Yellow River......"

The courtiers of all ministries also nodded, since the accident in Northern Xinjiang at the beginning of the year, they have not experienced the feeling of 'offending my great Yuezhong, although they are far away, they will be punished', and they have almost forgotten their identity as 'the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire and the overlord of the Central Plains'.

Now it's like a word, where to fight, who to arrest and destroy, who is called the Dayue army, the northern Xinjiang side is losing and retreating, what are the things that are fighting.

The civil and military officials discussed a lot, either to discuss the next arrangements, or to discuss how to break Xiangyang. It's all about the fact that the son of the world is really fierce in the war, and Guan Hongye, the commander of the counterinsurgency army, has no one to mention it at all.

Song Ji looked at the reaction of the courtiers, his eyes were deep, but he also had a smile on his face, and nodded slightly.

After the envoy finished talking about the movement of the rebels to continue to march into Jingmen, he took out a written note:

"After King Su recovered Xiangyang, the generals in the army wrote to impeach the commander Guan Hongye, pointing out that he 'did not seek his own politics in his position, used troops to be fearful, excluded dissidents and suppressed meritorious people, and had the responsibility to quell the rebellion but not the heart of counterinsurgency', and begged the saint to change the commander, and the prince of Su Wang led the troops to quell the rebellion of the four kings."

As soon as the words fell, the civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall all quieted down.

As an old fritter who is mixed up in the officialdom, he naturally understands that the so-called 'generals write a letter of impeachment' must be written at the behest of Xu Buling, otherwise where would the generals in the army dare to impeach the commander.

However, the civil and military officials have no opinion on this, the march and battle rely on the battle record, Xu Buling has proved that he has the ability to quell the rebellion, seeing the ability of others, but not giving people the position they deserve, then the unknown person is not clear?

Lu Chengan, the great farmer, took the lead and said:

"Xu Buling is scarce of soldiers and horses, but he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, if the counterinsurgency army is handed over to him, the rebellion of the four kings will not be a problem. Guan Hongye led more than 100,000 troops, but he only knew how to defend it for several months, and he had never captured a city pass, so that he could continue to be the commander, and it was difficult to convince the public......"

Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo, hearing this, was naturally dissatisfied - his brother Guan Hongye must have the ability, but the original intention of the saint and the courtiers was to ensure that Guanzhong was not lost, and dragged it until the battle situation in northern Xinjiang took a turn; Guan Hongye also acted on orders and did not do anything wrong.

Guan Hongzhuo waited for Lu Chengan to finish speaking, shook his head and said:

"Since Guan Hongye led the troops, although he has made no achievements, he has not made any mistakes, and the deployment from Wuguan to Nanyang is in good order; The argument that he does not seek political power in his position, excludes dissidents and suppresses meritorious people' is even more nonsense, and changing commanders on the spot is also a taboo for soldiers......"

Before Guan Hongzhuo finished speaking, Shaofu Li Si became angry:

"Leading troops to fight, no merit is a fault, if everyone is like you Captain Guan, thinking, 'Don't seek merit but seek no fault', wouldn't the Dayue army become a pool of stagnant water?

Guan Hongye is a layman in the foreign war, and the civil war is also a layman, but the internal struggle is very active; Today's excerpt jokes Xu Buling hit the stone with an egg, and tomorrow the excerpt accuses Xu Buling of not listening to the dispatch; Since leading the troops, what other great things has he done in addition to taking orders from the folds?

With such a boss, and the face to stay in the Dayue army, the official feels blushing, and you are embarrassed to say good things to him......"

Shaofu Li Si is the helmsman of the Pang Xi Li family, his official position is one level lower than Guan Hongzhuo, and his influence in the court is much greater than that of the Guan family, and his temper has always been relatively big, but he is all yin and yang on weekdays, and this is the first time he has scolded him in person.

Taiwei Guan Hongzhong's face was flushed, but Shaofu Li Si scolded him with confidence, he had no excuse to talk back, so he could only look at the Son of Heaven on the dragon chair.

Song Ji rubbed his fingers lightly, and after a moment of silence, he said softly:

"Since the dispatch of the army, Guan Hongye has indeed been slow to react and has been responsible for dereliction of duty; But Xu Buling is still young, and the march is too aggressive, and it is not appropriate to rashly lead more than 100,000 soldiers and horses......"

Song Ji's meaning was obviously to protect Guan Hongzhuo, and the courtiers also understood the meaning.

However, in the past six months, the civil war and the foreign war have been full of bad news, and the disadvantages of the strong government in the past have all appeared, which has greatly reduced the prestige of Song Ji; finally got a little bit of a turnaround, Song Ji still had to stop it, how could the courtiers nod without saying a word.

Shaofu Li Si immediately stepped forward, bowed down and said:

"Holy! Although Xu Buling used his troops aggressively, the soldiers did not suffer a large number of casualties, and even at a very small cost, he took back Nanyang, Xiangyang and other places. As long as he is given the right to continue to go south, it will be a matter of time before the rebellion of the four kings is leveled. Moreover, even if Xu Buling made some mistakes in the use of troops, there were Xiangyang, Mashankou, and Wuguandao to rely on, and Guanzhong was foolproof. The minister really doesn't know, what's wrong with letting Xu Buling take command to quell the rebellion? ”

Song Ji was dumbfounded for a while. Li Si couldn't answer this question at all, he couldn't ask in front of the civil and military officials, 'What if Xu Buling comes back with military power to fight Guanzhong?' When this sentence is spoken, King Su and Xu Buling are afraid that they will directly rebel.

Song Ji was silent and looked at Cui Huailu, the imperial historian.

Cui Huailu had been watching for a long time, and when he saw Song Ji casting his eyes, he stepped forward and said softly:

"The war in Northern Xinjiang is scorching, since Xu Buling is so able to fight well, it is better to let him rush to Taiyuan with the Xiliang army......

"Nonsense......"

"You old puppet......

As soon as Cui Huailu spoke, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were in an uproar, and Shaofu Li Si directly burst into foul language.

Even literati who don't know how to fight know that this advice is not ordinary stupidity.

As soon as Xu Buling's counterinsurgency army made some achievements, he asked Xu Buling to take the Xiliang army to fight the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Can the iron cavalry of Northern Qi be the same as the soldiers of the four kings?

The Guanzhong Army and the Liaoxi Army are both elite soldiers, and there is a shortage of 50,000 people in the Xiliang Army?

Moreover, even if Xu Bu ordered it to pass, it could change the situation in northern Xinjiang, who would stop the Four Kings Alliance?

That's the standard carelessness!

Although the courtiers were furious, Cui Huailu's proposal was obviously in line with Song Ji's ideas.

Let Xu Buling go to Mobei, Guan Hongye can continue to lead the troops to quell the rebellion, and he is not afraid that Xu Buling will suppress the Guanzhong Army and the Liaoxi Army, and finally it will be difficult to ride a tiger.

However, even if Song Ji was dizzy, it was impossible for him to agree to this obviously nonsense proposal.

Song Ji thought for a while, waved his hand and said:

"The change of commander in the battle is a big matter, so let Guan Hongye continue to lead the troops to take Jingmen, and the matter of changing the commander will be discussed tomorrow."

The courtiers knew that Song Ji didn't want to promote Guan Hongzhuo with his own hands, and it was difficult to force the emperor to give an order at this time, so he had to bow down and make a promise......