In the main hall of the Tang Palace, the ministers of civil and military affairs of the Southern Tang Dynasty gathered together, and since the beginning of spring, the frequency of Li Jing's promotion to the palace and the army has been significantly higher. At this time, Meng Chun was at the end, but the Tang Chens in the hall were all cold in their hearts, and they all looked solemn.

"Xia Cai was defeated first, and Weishui was defeated again, but in March, I came to the aid of the Shou army in two ways, and it was so easy for the Han army to break." Li Jing was pacing in the hall, holding a stack of defeat reports in his hand, shaking from time to time, speaking at a rapid pace, and being extremely indignant: "This defeat report is almost full of my imperial cases!" ”

"Liu Yanzhen, Chen Jue, and Xu Wenzhen, the three defeated the army and misled the country, and they are simply guilty of not being punished." His gaze swept over Feng Yansi and Song Qiqiu, and he said coldly: "This is the cadre city of the country recommended by you to me, the talent of the commander!" That's how they fight the enemy and fight the thief! ”

"That Chen Jue, who still has the face to return to the court, and also sent a letter for Emperor Han, humiliated and me, there is really no bone joint!"

"Huang Fuhui, you are old and serious, a famous general in the Central Plains!" Li Jing pointed the finger at Han Xizai and other ministers from the north: "The 30,000 army was defeated by the Han general Guo Rong with only 4,000 people. I think he is old and unbearable, not enough to use, incompetent, and tired of the three armies! ”

"And that Yao Feng, just Shanyang, ten times the army besieged it, it was difficult for a few days, it was decisive at the moment, ignorant and incompetent, the Han army attacked, not trying to save, but led the army to retreat, so that the soldiers fought bloodily and gave up overnight!"

"The generals of the Tang Dynasty, are they used to achieve the name of the generals of the Northern Han Dynasty? Outrageous! ”

Li Jing vented this time, but he reprimanded the ministers of the two political groups in Tanggu Ting, which made many people bow their heads and have shame and anger on their faces. In addition, there are some discomforts, after all, since Li Jing Bingguo, there have been few times when he has made such a gaffe and directly reprimanded his subordinates. Of course, it is understandable that the country is shaky.

At this time, Song Qiqiu, the "first adviser", made a bird, stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "The minister has already said that resisting the Northern Han Dynasty, gathering heavy troops, defending the fortified city, consuming its money and food, weakening its morale, slowing down the plan, and striking later." Attacking rashly will only give the Northern Han an opportunity to take advantage of it, advance in three ways, and give it a chance to break through! ”

Listening to Song Qiqiu's words, Li Jing's face changed slightly, revealing a touch of embarrassment, after all, he was the one who attacked despite the dissuasion. Looking at Song Qiqiu, there was a wave of evil thoughts in Li Jing's mind, and he felt for the first time that this old minister was so disgusting.

As if noticing the emperor's injustice, Li Zhenggu, the deputy privy envoy, got up and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, since the end of the autumn of last year, since the Han army moved to Nankou, in four months, before and after several battles, our dynasty has lost more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians, and the people of Jianghuai are suffering from war, not less than one million. Conscription is frequent, which consumes a lot of people's strength, causing turmoil in people's hearts and resentment.

Nowadays, Luzhou, Chuzhou, and Guangzhou have fallen one after another, and Shouzhou and Sizhou have no foreign aid, and I am afraid it will be difficult to continue, and it is not far from the fall!

At this time, how to deal with the next attack of the Han army is the first thing! ”

"Do you hear that?" Li Jing's voice trembled a little, and his eyes were red: "Once Shou and Si fall, the Han army will move south, and the troops will be on the Yangtze River, and the hall will be destroyed!" ”

As the king of a country, in the Ming Hall, it is really inappropriate for Li Jing to say such things, but obviously, the pressure of the Han army to enter the army is constantly pressing, and Li Jing has lost his square inch.

"Your Majesty, please lead the army to the north, defend the Han army, and protect my Tang Sheji, which will make the monarch worry-free!" At this time, Li Hongji, the king of Yan, couldn't help but get up and ask for his life.

Previously, when he was in the inner hall, he asked Li Jing for his life, but because he loved his eldest son, he refused. This time, his palace proposed, which made him hesitate. As far as Li Jing is concerned, he suddenly found that the current enemy, the Manchu courtiers, has fallen into the embarrassment that no one is available. He raised these ministers, let them write poems, and make articles......

However, before Li Jing could express his position, Feng Yansi stood up and dissuaded: "Your Majesty, the Han army is strong and ferocious, so many old ministers and generals, and hundreds of thousands of troops in the imperial court have been defeated by it, and King Yan is probably not an opponent." Moreover, King Yan is the eldest son of the royal family, and he is a nobleman, so it is inconvenient to get into danger! ”

Li Hongji is a prince on the horse, known for his courage and bravery, and also his martial arts, at this time, seeing the contempt in Feng Yansi's words, he couldn't help but say angrily: "Why does Feng Xianggong despise me, tens of thousands of money thieves, and I also break it with four thousand pawns!" ”

"How can the money thief be on par with the Han army!" Feng Yansi shook his head: "Your Highness should know that the Central Plains is a strong army, and there are few people in the world who can match it, and the imperial court has been defeated repeatedly, is it rare enough for me to be vigilant?" ”

"I see that you and others are all scared by the Han army. You are afraid of the enemy and war, but I am not afraid, the children of Jianghuai, there is no hot-blooded son, but the enemy is the enemy, and he should rise up and fight. As soon as Li Hongji Xingtou came up, he couldn't take care of it anymore, and he didn't speak politely: "It's not like the princes are here, doing nothing, the enemy is majestic, and he is afraid of the tiger like a tiger!" ”

"Hongji, don't be presumptuous!" Seeing that his words were too far, the ministers were all angry, Li Jing calmed down and stretched out his hand.

After some venting, Li Jing's mind cleared up, and he sighed, but his face became more and more heavy.

"The Han army is strong, almost unacceptable, the matter has come to this, how to resolve the crisis here!" When he arrived, Li Jing had to consult the Manchu courtiers.

The hall was silent for a while, and no one seemed to be able to come up with a countermeasure, so Sun Sheng stood up and suggested: "Your Majesty, if you talk about military battles, I am really not an opponent of the Northern Han Dynasty." Since the beginning of the war, our dynasty has suffered heavy losses, the people have been displaced, and the people have suffered hardship. The financial and tax burden of the imperial court is very heavy, the army is scarce, the people are exhausted, and now it is the agricultural season, and if it continues, I am afraid that it will not be able to continue. ”

After a pause, Sun Sheng seriously suggested: "In the opinion of the minister, Mo Ruo sent an envoy to ask the Han Emperor for peace, stop the war, and then repair forever." ”

Sun Sheng's words fell, and some people immediately seconded it, and there were many of them.

"No!" And Han Xizai raised his voice with a solemn face, and clearly objected: "Your Majesty, the Northern Han Dynasty came to swallow my Tang land, and he is ambitious and hungry. If they seek peace, how much will they have to pay to satisfy their greed? ”

"If you keep fighting, what can you do? The imperial court is no longer able to fight, Huainan has lost half of the wall, is it necessary to destroy the foundation of the Tang Dynasty? Sun Sheng said.

To say that Sun Sheng is also a scholar from the north, but at this moment, on the issue of war and peace, there is a conflict with Han Xizai.

Hearing his words, Han Xizai said: "In Jiangdong and Jiangxi, there are still tens of thousands of naval and army troops in our dynasty, and if we are called up, we can still gather 100,000 troops." There is a moat on the Yangtze River, and no matter how strong the Han army is, it is difficult to cross.

As the minister said, if you fight the Han army to the end, it will be enemies on all sides, and it will not be able to hold on for a long time. And the Northern Han Dynasty went on an expedition of hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of miles, how long could it last? If it drags on, when the times change, our dynasty still has a chance to counterattack and recover the country. Once the peace is sued, the land of Huainan will be lost! Please also Your Majesty to be clear! ”

"Poor soldiers, poor soldiers!" Sun Sheng said excitedly: "The Han army has its back to the Central Plains and Hebei, accumulated grain for several years, and fought in Huainan, only in Jiangdong and Jiangxi, how can it continue to fight for a long time?"

When Han Gong said about time change, does he mean Khitan and Later Shu? Between the Han and Tang dynasties, the war started for four months, and there was still no action, is it ridiculous to put the country on this? ”

The two northern scholars competed against each other, which made Feng Yansi and the others watch a full show.

But on Li Jing's side, he was even more hesitant, and when he mentioned peace, he was really tempted. Since his accession to the throne, he has launched several waves of foreign wars, but passively responded to the invasion of the enemy, only to realize how rare peace is, and how comfortable it is to be safe and secure in Jinling......

has the intention to negotiate peace, but he is afraid of the price in Han Xizai's mouth, yes, when the battle is fought to this point, how can the Han Emperor withdraw his troops.

"Your Majesty, don't listen to Sun Sheng's words of misleading the country!" Li Hongji stood up in solidarity with Han Xizai.

Seeing this, Li Jing hesitated even more, waved his hand, sat down after returning to the imperial case, and almost muttered: "Let me think about ......"

However, before the court discussion was over, there was news of defeat again: "Your Majesty, the Jiang Fang soldiers reported that the eastern capital has been lost!" ”

The whole dynasty is shocked, not to mention the political status of Yangzhou, it is enough to make people feel heartache. More than the fall of Chu and He, it is more important for them to feel shaken. Is the Han army really so unstoppable?

"Who captured Yangzhou? What about the defenders? Li Jing's face turned pale and asked urgently.

"Han General Zhao Kuangyin!"

"What about Yao Feng's army?"

Li Jing almost roared, but no one could answer his question.

For a long time, Li Jing's face was full of gloom, and he shook people: "Send an envoy to Shouchun and ask the Han Emperor for peace......