When the dawn sun shines through the magnificent palace walls, a few swallows hover back and forth over the palace, and then "chirp" resting on the weeping beasts on the eaves of the palace. Suddenly, an angry roar of "waste ......" came from inside the palace, and several swallows were frightened and fled in all directions.

It's July, and it's only dawn, but the hot day starts at this moment. In the Xuanzheng Palace, the beads of sweat on the foreheads of the ministers increased dramatically with the rise of the anger of the Han Emperor!

Emperor Han's slightly trembling right hand slapped on the armrest of the dragon chair, and the corners of his mouth trembled because of the anger in his heart, "Waste...... It's all sake bags and rice bags...... The 100,000 army plus the 50,000 Lanzhou garrison were almost wiped out! What about Xu Bingde? Where is Xu Bingde? ”

Xu Bingde at the bottom of the stairs held a wat board, trembling and hurriedly got out of class, kneeling on the ground, "Minister...... Minister! ”

"As the secretary of the military department, you should know best how many soldiers and horses are left on the front line this time, right?" Emperor Han glared at Xu Bingde with sharp eyes.

The moment Xu Bingde raised his head slightly, after meeting Emperor Han's eyes, he quickly lowered his head, and replied with a trembling voice: "It's still ...... There are less than 40,000 horses left! ”

"General Xun was recommended by you, you say it! What should I do about this? ”

Xu Bingde was shocked again, the saint is clearly playing a trick on himself again, and he will be criticized for answering correctly and wrongly.

When Xu Bingde was speechless, Zhou Zhongwang in the martial arts class on the side walked out of the class slowly, and said: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient, the general Xun Mou recommended by Lord Xu has no problem with himself, and the old minister also knows my apprentice best, he is in command alone this time, and he has no experience in leading the army, not to mention that Xun Mou originally relieved the siege of Lanzhou, just because he was young and vigorous, and he didn't understand the reason for chasing the poor, so that when he was chasing the thief army, he was ambushed by the other party, and most of it was lost." ”

"Yes, ......," the crown prince Liu Yan hurriedly echoed, "This kind of merit is offset, and General Xun is still useful." ”

Emperor Han nodded with a sigh of relief.

Liu Xun, the king of Ning, said out of the class: "Father, now that General Xun's defeat has become a fact, it is reasonable to change the commander as soon as possible to stabilize the army's heart." ”

Emperor Han couldn't help frowning, changing the commander is not a trivial matter, although it is said that Xun Mou was defeated, but now he wants to find a suitable replacement, I am afraid that it will be difficult.

At this time, Yang Youxian, the secretary of Dali Temple, said: "Exactly, Xuanwei General An Shiqing bravely killed the enemy on the front line this time, and his contribution is indispensable, so it is most suitable for him to be in command." ”

"What do you think?" Emperor Han only asked tentatively.

The crown prince Liu Yan hurriedly answered: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson thinks it's inappropriate, just now the second uncle said that Xun Mou's army was defeated, this is wrong, Xun Mou is nothing more than being ambushed by the enemy, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, if you deny General Xun's merits just in this battle, I am afraid that the soldiers on the front line will be cold!" ”

Liu Xun gritted his teeth secretly after hearing this. Emperor Han nodded and felt that there was some reason, so he asked Zhou Zhongwang and said, "What do you think, old marshal?" ”

"What the prince said is not unreasonable, victory and defeat are constant, if it is just because of a loss, change the commander on the spot, not only the handsome, but also the hearts of tens of millions of people, it is not easy. Now Shanzhou is in the hot summer, the heat is unbearable, once there is a drought, it is difficult for the soldiers to hold on to the Great Fan Army. Zhou Zhongwang replied slowly.

Emperor Han nodded, "What about your opinion, old marshal?" ”

"Lao Chen thinks that it is better to let the army retreat to Lanzhou, with the city of Lanzhou as impregnable, our army is not as unprepared as last time, so the thief army wants to break through Lanzhou in a year and a half, it is still impossible for the time being. According to the old minister's opinion, it is not too late to wait for this summer to get ready for go. Zhou Zhongwang bowed and said.

"Good!" Emperor Han said categorically, "Then order the army to retreat to Lanzhou, and An Shiqing will serve as the envoy of Lanzhou to stay in Lanzhou, and Xun Mou and Du Zongting will return to Beijing to stand by after receiving the order, and there must be no mistake." ”

When the civil and military officials stood back on the train, an official with a silver beard hanging down his chest came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, Chu Hui, the minister of Guanglu Temple, has a play. ”

"Say it!"

"On July 18, His Majesty's birthday banquet is approaching, the ministers have been prepared, the personnel of the Taiguan Department have also arranged according to His Majesty's wishes, and there are a lot of things prepared by the Governor's Tomb and the Treasure Department, only the Department of Liangyu is saying that this year's peach dew spring wine cannot be brewed!"

"Why?"

Chu Hui showed a sad look on his face and said, "Mr. Geng Nande, the director of the Liang Meditation Agency, passed away last month. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Han was taken aback, and then sighed, "It's a pity, Mr. Geng is also eighty years old, and he has been making wine for the royal family for half his life, and once he leaves this time, I will never be able to drink the wine he brewed again." And what about his son Geng Zhongren? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Geng Zhongren also left with his father on the first day of the Lunar New Year the day before yesterday, and now only the orphan Geng Zilian remains."

"Then Geng Zilian will be the director of the Liang Agency." Emperor Han nodded slightly, and then shouted loudly, "Has Liu Yunji, the secretary of Honglu Temple, come to the court?" ”

"The minister is here!" A tall, jade-like man walked out of the class.

Emperor Han then asked, "Liu Aiqing, have all the foreign guests from various countries in Honglu Temple arrived recently?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, more than a dozen places such as Duoshi Country, Nanyue Kingdom, Goryeo, Dongying, Uighurs, and Dangxiang have all appointed envoys to come, and they have also arranged programs, only ......" Liu Yunji wanted to speak and stopped, for fear that the Han Emperor would blame.

Emperor Zheng Se of the Han Dynasty continued: "Only the envoys of the Great Fan Kingdom and the Qita Kingdom did not come, right?" ”

"Uh......" Liu Yunji hesitated, "Exactly! ”

Emperor Han flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and said angrily: "After this summer, the Great Fan Kingdom must appear on the map of the Great Han." ”

At night, the Kuji Temple, a few frogs, sometimes cicadas, is not a taste. But some people are not in the mood to appreciate the tranquility of this midsummer. The old Zen master, who has always been calm and relaxed, is sitting on the main seat in the meditation room, drinking tea and meditating from time to time. And Yin Ji and Gao Yun in the hall were pacing back and forth anxiously, and the two rubbed their hands and sighed from time to time.

"You two sit down first!" Therefore, the Zen master was also a little impatient, and tried his best to restrain himself, "You are dangling back and forth like this, and the old man is almost fainting." ”

Gao Yun clapped his hands helplessly, "Master, how can we be quiet, we have been asleep for four months, and we haven't woken up yet." You say in case ......"

Gao Yun didn't dare to say any more, but Yin Ji sobbed "wow". Gao Yun looked at Yin Ji impatiently, "I know that crying, if crying works, people will wake up a long time ago." ”

Yin Ji sobbed and said, "It's not that you are cramped when you dare to love, of course you said so......"

"Hey......" the old Zen master sighed, "It is estimated that it will be difficult for Zo'er to escape this catastrophe!" ”

"What?" Yin Ji couldn't believe his ears, "Impossible, Master, he is omnipotent, it is impossible to die!" ”

Gao Yun became more and more annoyed, kicked the chair in front of him, and scolded: "Damn, Lao Tzu went to kill Liu Yan's grandson first, and when Xun Mou came back, he had to cut his tendons and tendons." With that, he drew the sword from his waist and rushed out the door.

"Stop!" Therefore, the Zen master called Gao Yun fiercely, "You can't kill Liu Yan like this, but you will ruin your future, and if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan!" Now is not the time to go head-to-head with others. Moreover, now that you are the general of Jin Wuwei, this is a very advantageous position, how can you abandon the success, you must defend it for Zuo'er. ”

Gao Yun lowered his head helplessly and sighed, and then inserted the sword back into the scabbard, "You can't look at my eldest brother ......"

Therefore, the Zen master pondered: "It's not impossible now! ”