Chapter 312: Crisis
In April, His Majesty's illness did not improve, although he was treated by the doctor he had been invited, and he continued to get better and worse, and the two days became heavier, and he often fell into a coma. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info the rulers in the court began to take turns day and night, and now Chen Yizhong is far away to occupy the city, Wen Tianxiang is still outside to gather volunteers to resist the Yuan, there are only four people left, Lu Xiufu, the deputy privy envoy, Zhang Shijie, the governor of the council, and the newly promoted Zeng Yuanzi.
It is already early summer, and Weizhou Island has no autumn and winter in the south, and the weather has already become hot. The evening wind cooled people down, but it also brought rain, and it began to rain after a flash of lightning and thunder. The castle was built in a hurry, it was not beautiful, the pillars were not painted, only the white stubble was covered with silk wrapping, and the raindrops fell and knocked on the wooden roofs of the houses to make a small muffled sound, which made the mood even more disturbed.
"Junshi, what do you think of the current situation?" Liu Huang picked the wick and asked.
"Now thousands of miles of rivers and mountains have almost fallen into the hands of the enemy, only Hezhou in Bashu is still trapped in the lonely city, and Wenxiang occupies several county towns in Jiangxi and struggles to support. And the rebels in various places continue to rise up against the tyranny, but they are all short-lived and difficult to become an atmosphere. Since leaving Guangzhou for only half a year, the Xing Dynasty has been defeated repeatedly, and nearly half of the losses have been lost, but half of them are accompanying officials, chamberlains, palace maids and dependents of the accompanying army. Chen Xiang left, the palace marshal died suddenly, His Majesty was seriously ill, the enemy troops from all walks of life were menacing, and the situation could be described as dangerous. Lu Xiufu said gloomily.
"Junshi has forgotten one place, but they are strong and strong, and they have defeated the enemy army in a row, and they are in full swing." Liu Huang tapped his fingers and said a few words.
"Shengbo is talking about the Shuaifu army in Qiongzhou!" Lu Xiufu raised his eyebrows and said.
"That's right, the army of the Shuaifu raided the two enemy water villages in Qinzhou and Hepu before, and destroyed their warships, making it impossible for Ali Hague to go to the sea to pursue, otherwise how could the Xing Dynasty be so stable!" Liu Huang said as he stroked a wisp of beard under his chin.
"At this time, I also have a rumor that Qinzhou is four or five hundred miles away from Qiongzhou, and if they run long distances to destroy its water village, it is indeed a rare victory. But Deputy Envoy Zhang said that the Tartar enemy soldiers accidentally set fire to the warship, and as a result, the water village was burned down. Lu Xiufu said with some skepticism.
"Hmph, Deputy Envoy Zhang is just jealous, he has suffered heavy losses in successive battles, so he can only cover his face with this. It can be said that a water village caught fire in the past, and if two water villages caught fire at the same time, what a coincidence. And if this is the case, then Ali Hague will not be in vain. Liu Di couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "And when the Shuai Mansion sent people to mourn the palace marshal, Zong Bao had a long talk with me about accidentally mentioning that His Royal Highness King Wei wanted to attack the enemy's water village to ensure the safety of the flanks of the court, how could it be fake." ”
"Well, so there are indeed capable people in the Shuai Mansion, and before that, Imperial Physician Liu also said that there was a pediatric holy hand in the Weiwang Mansion Wei Biya for consultation, and he wanted to invite him to come to consult His Majesty, but he was blocked by Deputy Envoy Zhang. I haven't heard of any festivals between the two before, why are they so jealous of King Wei? Lu Xiufu said a little strangely.
"This matter is a long story, it is still Jiazi Town, when the king of Wei took in a large number of Quanzhou volunteers, in order to solve the risk of lack of food, he ordered people to risk going to Guangzhou to buy grain, but when he returned, he was intercepted by the Yingzhou army, to seize the grain ship, so the two sides clashed." Liu Huang said with a smile.
"Oh, and that matter? I was also in Jiazi Town at that time, but I had never heard of it! Lu Xiufu said in surprise.
"Hehe, there are very few people who know about this matter, and it is embarrassing to say that it is a loss, and it will naturally not be much if you take advantage, so outsiders don't know the inside story." Liu Di couldn't help but laugh when he thought of what happened at that time.
"At that time, King Wei was weak, and he must have suffered a loss. Could it be that in Qiongzhou, he transferred troops to besiege Xingchao Bodi in order to retaliate against Deputy Envoy Zhang, which made the two even more discordant? Lu Xiufu took it for granted that because everyone knew that King Wei had just escaped from danger in Jiazi, he wanted money and no money, and there was no one to ask for anyone, so how to fight Zhang Shijie in the sky.
"Jun is really bad, but this secret battle was made by Deputy Envoy Zhang, so that he had a grudge with King Wei, and he has not been able to let go of it so far." Liu Huang shook his head and said.
"I didn't expect His Royal Highness King Wei to calculate Deputy Envoy Zhang. And defeated in the hands of a child, it is no wonder that Deputy Envoy Zhang is angry. Lu Xiufu chuckled, and his curiosity was aroused and asked in a low voice, "Does Shengbo know the details?" ”
"Don't forget, several leading generals in the Shuaifu have been with me through thick and thin on the plague ship, how can this kind of thing not be known. Here's how it happened......" Liu Di whispered about what happened.
"This ...... This king is a big ghost, and he knows people's hearts so well. Deputy Envoy Zhang was counted as a matter of his heart, and he did not complain if he was defeated, but he was still too stingy to forget. Lu Xiufu shook his head and sighed.
"Exactly!" Liu Huang nodded and said, "Now Deputy Envoy Zhang is strictly sealing the news, and he refuses to ask Mr. Wei from the Shuai Mansion to diagnose His Majesty, in fact, he is worried that His Royal Highness will be prepared, but he doesn't know that he is a villain's heart, and he will not come here even if he personally invites King Wei." ”
"Sheng Bo means that King Wei has already learned that His Majesty is seriously ill?" Lu Xiufu said in surprise when he heard it.
"I'm afraid I've already learned that you want Zongbao to come to worship the palace marshal, and asked to meet Your Majesty several times, but they were all refused, and they haven't been in court for many days. With the intelligence of King Wei, it is not difficult to guess that something has happened to His Majesty. Liu Huang said.
"Since King Wei knows that His Majesty has a feint, why didn't he come to visit the sick, and pretended not to know, does he have different intentions?" Lu Xiufu said with a solemn face.
Junshi is wrong, but the truth is the opposite. If His Royal Highness rashly comes to visit the sick, one will be suspected by the courtiers, who will think that he has placed eyeliner in the court and the inner palace to spy on His Majesty and the courtiers; The two highnesses have no intention to leave the defense to come to the court, which is already a great sin, and it will be true. How dare he come! Liu Huang explained.
"What Shengbo thinks is not unreasonable. But if His Majesty is in a big way, won't King Wei come? Lu Xiufu lowered his head and said for a moment.
"Exactly, now that the court is in charge of Deputy Envoy Zhang, his hostility towards His Highness is growing, and he will not surrender himself when he comes. Where is there to be at ease in Qiongzhou. Liu Huang sneered.
"Hmm. I'm afraid that Deputy Envoy Zhang doesn't mean to defend the king. On that day, His Majesty woke up and asked King Wei to come, and he also made an edict to pass on King Wei. However, Deputy Envoy Zhang deduced that His Majesty was just talking crazy and was not credible! Lu Xiufu also realized that things were not good, and the country might end up in a situation where there was no owner or two masters standing side by side, but in either case, it would be a fatal blow to the Great Song Dynasty.
"And this?! His Majesty is young, unmarried, and has no children. And His Royal Highness is also the son of the first emperor, and the succession to the unification is smooth, if it is...... Lu Xiang has to plan ahead! Liu Huang stroked his beard a few times and said...... (To be continued.) )