in the Privy Council.

During this period of time, it has been busy, all the ministers and subordinates have tightened the strings in their minds, and the war is not going well, and they are the busiest. Handle urgent tasks, adjust military defense, support ordnance, and ration auxiliary personnel...... It basically revolves around the battle of Kodu.

Liu Chengyou sat behind the bookcase, frowning slightly, his chin on the crossed ten fingers, staring at a drawing on the desk. The drawings are drawn on the front line of the Han army's defense map, which is very detailed, and the offensive and defensive situation of Yedu is clearly visible, and it is also equipped with explanations of troops, terrain, ditches, and trenches.

As far as Liu Chengyou observed, a "safe" breath came to his face. After several attempts to attack failed, Gao Xingzhou began the "engineering" operation under the capital city, building a fortress on a large scale, looking like he was going to die to the end and trap Du Chongwei.

The posture of the Han army obviously shocked Du Chongwei, although he couldn't see the situation clearly, but he knew by feeling that the actions of the Han army were a great threat to him. couldn't help but send troops out of the city, wanting to destroy those fortresses and interrupt the rhythm of the Han army's establishment of the village, and was beaten by the Gao Xing Zhou army that had been prepared for a long time. After several exchanges, more than 3,000 soldiers, and several losses, Du Chongwei also learned to be obedient, and honestly cowered in the city, not daring to go out lightly.

Outside the capital of Ye, the fortress was hooked into a piece, the dogs were fanged, and when they went straight to the city, the rebels were unable to move and were completely suppressed. Subsequently, Gao Xingzhou spread the word to Wei Bo in the name of the deployment of the camp capital, and unsurprisingly, the prefectures and counties all surrendered, announced that he had drawn a clear line with Du Chongwei, expressed his submission to the imperial court, and even took the initiative to supply military supplies and Ding Zhuang to relieve the lack of the Han army.

The Weibo region is headed in Yedu, but without the support of other states and counties, no matter how many soldiers and food there are in Yedu, it will only be a trapped beast. Besides, this trapped beast, which was not a sharp claw, had already been smoothed out.

In Liu Chengyou's opinion, Gao Xingzhou has done well enough, or with Murong Yanchao dragging his feet. It's just that he is conservative, but Liu Chengyou can understand it and support it to a certain extent, after all, the city of Ye is strong, and it is not possible to defeat it, so first gain a firm foothold under the city and slowly figure it out.

However, the court continued to criticize his style of play, like Yang Wei, Shi Hongzhao and others, some of whom did not agree with his strategy. In their opinion, the commander of the heavy army attacked it, and a lot of victories were achieved later, and Du Chongwei, who was at the end of the road, broke the city in a battle, and returned the work.

But Gao Xingzhou is like this, procrastinating, to put it nicely, it is described as cautious and safe. If it's ugly, it means that you have no own intentions. That's right, someone is already talking in Liu Zhiyuan's ear.

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of trust, if the old general of Hedong is replaced to lead the army, even if there is criticism, it will not be so. For this atmosphere pervading the imperial court, Liu Chengyou suddenly felt terrified, the commander and heavy troops were outside, and the court was vainly suspicious in the back, which has always been a taboo.

Liu Chengyou couldn't sit still directly, stood up, and angrily reprimanded those ministers in the court, who spoke to whom, and Su Fengji, who had been trying to make friends with him, did not let go. In order to endorse Gao Xingzhou's platform, Liu Chengyou had a torn argument with the courtiers for the first time.

Of course, Liu Chengyou is not fighting alone, Wang Zhang, Guo Wei, Wang Jun and others firmly support his opinions. In terms of facts, Wang Zhang and Yang Wei are basically at the same pace on weekdays, but this time, they have different opinions.

In private, Liu Chengyou also persuaded Liu Zhiyuan very solemnly, without telling too many big truths, telling the previous history and similar stories is enough to make Liu Zhiyuan wake up.

Of course, taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall. But it's one thing to know, and it's another thing to be able to do it, otherwise, since ancient times, how could similar things happen to the self-destruction of the Great Wall that would be repeated.

I have been discussing it for so long before, since I have used others, and now they are still doing their best to sell you their lives on the front line, so what is the matter with suspicion in the back? Liu Zhiyuan is really not stupid, and he still has a little bit of "Jianghu habits" from the low level, he was educated by his son, even if he couldn't save face, but he still issued an edict prohibiting courtiers from making suspicions again, and violators were severely punished.

Liu Chengyou also saw that if there were no wise men in this Manchu Dynasty, it was obviously not, but there were probably not many of these people who really thought about the Han Dynasty wholeheartedly. Including Yang Wei and Shi Hongzhao, their desires may be different, but they all have commonalities, and they are all helping themselves. The righteousness of the monarch and the minister is the true portrayal of the emperor and the minister in this era, because it is impossible to say, the emperor will change on the throne.

Gao Xingzhou was lucky, and Liu Chengyou was arguing about it in the court. This time, he was purely righteous and did not mix any selfishness, but the responsibility he showed this time, after it spread, made him win a lot of people's hearts and the hearts of the generals.

Thanks to Liu Chengyou's strong intervention, the unhealthy trend called "suspicion" in the DPRK and China was curbed. However, the war situation in Yedu is still a difficult problem in front of the imperial court and must be solved. I can't, just keep around.

The imperial court also has its own difficulties, and Wang Zhangli has three divisions, which originally raised for half a year to counter the rebellion. However, the actual consumption is often much more than you expect, especially when war is such an uncontrollable thing.

Who would have expected that the counterinsurgency war would become such a protracted battle, and the "turtle shells" built by Gao Xingzhou outside the capital of Ye would consume far more people and material resources than those unreasonable courtiers imagined. In this way, the Han army was able to successfully confine the war to this corner of Yedu, and mobilized a large number of resources from Wei Boben Town nearby, otherwise the hole would be even bigger.

In the final analysis, as the treasury was gradually depleted, and the war was not going well, the imperial court was not so confident in quelling the rebellion. Wang Zhang's side is already preparing to raise taxes on merchants and workers in Tokyo, and has the intention of "collecting donations" from courtiers and generals. On the Liyangdu side, a large number of people were organized to salvage the boats that were sunken when the Khitan crossed to the north, regardless of whether they were reliable or not.

Of course, it is late autumn, and the autumn harvest work in all states and counties has been launched, and the autumn grain has been harvested. However, from harvesting to paying taxes and entering the warehouse, this also requires a time process, which does not quench the thirst. Therefore, just yesterday, the imperial court has ordered that the Han soldiers of Yedu should first take Wei Bo's grain nearby and use it, and then compensate the people after the war.

The order was easy, but when it was really operated, it would be another "disaster" for the people of Weibo, which was a painful loss of popular support. However, there is no way but to hold on to the war, and as for the people's hearts, they can only be slowly cleaned up in the future. If something goes wrong with the counterinsurgency, it is not the people's will that can make up for the loss.

"Your Highness, Ye Du is in a hurry!" After thinking about it, Wei Renpu hurried in and presented Liu Chengyou with a military report.

Look at its signs, urgently.

After taking a breath of cool air and taking it casually, Liu Chengyou didn't look at it, so he asked directly: "Failed to break the city?" ”

Wei Renpu nodded, his expression serious: "Yes!" ”

On the first day of the ninth month, Yedu had been besieging the city for more than a month, and under pressure from all sides, Liu Zhiyuan couldn't help it after all, and issued a golden order to order Gao Xingzhou to attack the city. After all, the initiative is completely in your hands, and it is not a way to drag it all the time, you have to try it. No, the results came.

"Fortunately, the situation is not too bad, everything is still under the control of our army!" Reading it almost word by word, Liu Chengyou breathed a sigh of relief.

The military newspaper from Yedu is almost a report a day, and this letter is not only a military intelligence report, but also a letter of accusation from Gao Xingzhou. He ordered the siege of the city, and the soldiers and ants attached themselves to the city, and attacked Yedu for several days, but failed to get out of the city. More than 5,000 soldiers were killed before and after, and the wounded were doubled, and the court was asked to punish the crime. However, this time, Gao Xingzhou made a more definite promise, give him another month, and Ye will be broken.

"However, it is difficult for Your Majesty and the princes of the court to explain." Wei Renpu sighed, he had experienced the previous turmoil.

In front of Wei Renpu, Liu Chengyou basically said if he had something to say: "When the battle is fought to this extent, it is already difficult to be Gao Linggong, and Gao Linggong has made great contributions to maintaining the situation in Yedu." In the final analysis, it is still a matter of the imperial court employing people! ”

Wei Renpu listened to these words and didn't dare to discuss them. Liu Chengyou was clearly alluding to the emperor's appointment of Murong Yanchao.

"Haven't Yang Shuxiang and Guo Shumi come back yet?" Liu Chengyou asked.

Yang Wei and Guo Wei, one went to the imperial court to discuss politics, and the other went to inspect the armor and inspect the forbidden army. On the Privy Council's side, Liu Chengyou is on duty.

"Nope."

"Lonely, I'll go to the Vertical Arch Palace!" Liu Chengyou picked up the military newspaper and went resolutely.

Liu Chengyou is also very familiar with the vertical arch hall, and there is no need to report it, Liu Chengyou went directly inside. In the meantime, Liu Chengxun did not go to Kaifeng Mansion to sit in the court, and was with Yang Wei and other ministers, while Liu Zhiyuan was angry.

A little surprised, have you received the news that the city has failed?

"What's wrong?" Liu Chengyou asked in a low voice.

Liu Chengxun also explained to him briefly in a low voice.

"How can this be reasonable, this Gao Laizi, is this a threat to me?" Liu Zhiyuan suddenly shouted.

The matter is really not too complicated, that is, when I heard that Du Chongwei rebelled, the encirclement and suppression of the Han court was unfavorable, and Gao Congzhi, the king of Nanping, couldn't sit still. Sent an envoy to Tokyo and brought a letter to Liu Zhiyuan, asking the imperial court to cede Yingzhou and Fuzhou bordering Jingnan to him, otherwise ...... It's not clear, but that's what it means. How could Liu Zhiyuan not be angry.

Liu Chengyou sighed silently in his heart, this is the adverse effect of the long-term war. Gao Laizi's side is impatient and dancing happily, if Yedu's side drags on for a little longer, I'm afraid there will be more cow ghosts and snake gods coming out to jump.

"What are you muttering? Whispering in the temple, what a system! Liu Zhiyuan turned the finger at Liu Chengyou, glared at him and asked, "What's the report?" ”

"Yedu's battle report." Liu Chengyou lowered his head slightly, holding the official letter in both hands that might have angered Liu Zhiyuan even more.

However, to Liu Chengyou's surprise, after reading it, Liu Zhiyuan was not angry, but just silent, but his face was obviously not very good-looking.

Soon, the courtiers present all knew about the failure of the city, and there was silence.

"An Xianqi has arrived in Xiangzhou!" Liu Zhiyuan asked suddenly.

Not daring to slack off, Yang Wei immediately replied: "Back to Your Majesty, An Envoy Jun has been in the town for more than a month. ”

After thinking about it, Liu Zhiyuan waved his hand, and the emperor's sleeves were raised, and he coldly ordered: "Gao Laizi, ignore him, and drive his envoy out of Tokyo." Spread the edict to An's trial, if the army of Jingnan is safe and keep its duty, it will be fine, if there is any change, call me back! ”

Seeing Liu Zhiyuan's tough attitude, Yang Wei opened his mouth and wanted to persuade him, but looking at Liu Zhiyuan's self-closing face, which was the same as the previous Liu Chengyou, he honestly closed his mouth and replied respectfully: "Yes." ”

After closing himself for a while, a feeling of exhaustion couldn't help but float on his face, and after glancing around, Liu Zhiyuan's voice was extraordinarily pale: "Kecheng is unfavorable, if the battle situation in Yedu is like this, what can I do about it?" ”

In the hall, there were basically Wenchen, and they glanced at each other a few times, but they didn't dare to rashly put forward their opinions.

In fact, at this point, there aren't many options.

Withdrawing from the siege, it is impossible, not to mention the victory results in the early stage, the imperial court has invested so many manpower and material resources, it can't be wasted. The most important thing is that if Du Chongwei survives at such a big price, then how can the Han court talk about majesty, and what can it do to deter the world's festivals and the secession regimes.

Therefore, it is a dead knock, at all costs, to win Du Chongwei.

"Why don't you wait another month?" Xuanhui Southern Court made Li Hui out of the queue and asked cautiously tentatively.

Liu Zhiyuan only gave him a look, and he retreated with interest.

From Liu Zhiyuan's attitude, it can be seen that he obviously doesn't have much patience.

Seeing this, Liu Chengyou came out in a timely manner and made a standard salute: "According to what Erchen observed, the situation in Yedu is stagnant, Du Chongwei is already at the end of the strong crossbow, and there is no need to be afraid. Erchen thought that if His Majesty could go to the front line and descend with the supreme Son of Heaven, he would definitely boost his morale and break the thief with one blow! ”

Although Liu Chengyou said it was an exaggeration, the suggestion was already clear.

Liu Zhiyuan looked at him, only to feel that his mood was complicated, although this son was young, he had really been trained, and his calm and calm general demeanor was a little compared to his imperial father.

came to mind when the palace was discussed, Liu Chengyou's proposal was still so certain, but he didn't listen to it, and the current situation happened.

didn't think about it for long, Liu Zhiyuan stood up all of a sudden, and didn't ask any more, his expression was extremely firm: "I discuss, choose a day to drive in person!" ”