In the middle of the capital, the inner garden of the imperial palace.

Today, Zhao Huan, the son of the Great Cloud Dynasty, was meeting with the scholars of the cabinet in the Wuying Hall to discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy this time.

"Speak, aren't you all usually quite able to speak? What's wrong with this today, they're all dumb? ”

The atmosphere in the Wuying Hall was extremely solemn, and in the silent hall, except for the emperor's roar, there was almost no other sound, and the needle could be heard.

And those palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting on the side didn't even dare to breathe, for fear that if they provoked His Majesty, who was angry, they would be dragged out and beaten to death with a cane.

"Look at you, all of you are high-ranking officials, and you are fat and strong. But when it comes to the critical moment, it can't be of any use. It's been a month, but you haven't come up with any way, what do you say is the use of raising you? ”

Zhao Huan looked at the cabinet ministers in front of him, who were usually talkative and talking, but now they were all drooping their heads and couldn't say a word, their lungs were about to explode, and they wanted to have them all pulled out and cut off their heads.

Fortunately, the emperor still had the last reason in his heart, and knew that it was useless to do so except to cause the government and the opposition to shake and make more people have other thoughts, so he suppressed this thought.

"Aiqing, you are all deeply favored by the country, holding the court's money. But now when the capital is in danger, is there no one who can speak and offer advice for the imperial court to retreat from the enemy and share worries with the country? Zhao Huan's tone softened, and he was almost begging for his subordinates.

Such a posture is something he has never had since he ascended the throne, which shows that his worries about the Manzhen army outside the city have indeed reached the extreme.

But no matter what he said, the cabinet members just got their heads down and didn't say a word.

Everyone in the audience understands that no matter what they say or do now, it is fine if it works, but if it is useless, or the effect is not ideal. When the Japanese man really retreated, the first thing His Majesty punished was himself.

It is His Majesty's wisdom to have credit, and if something goes wrong, his subordinates are incompetent.

Since these people present can climb up from the crowd and become cabinet scholars, none of them are fools, how can anyone do such a stupid thing!

It's not the first time that Your Majesty has slipped your shoulders, everyone has seen too many of this kind of things over the years, and it is better not to say or do anything than to be held accountable by Your Majesty in the future. Even if it doesn't work, it's better than having it!

Just when Zhao Huan was extremely disappointed in these people and planned to end today's discussion. Yu Chaoen trotted in quickly, and kept shouting: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, move, move!" ”

Zhao Huan said impatiently: "You old minion, didn't you see that there was a discussion in front of the emperor here?" Why are you breaking in like this? What makes you so frizzy? Where have you gone in all your daily Qi cultivation efforts? What's moving? ”

"The old slave is guilty!" Yu Chaoen hurriedly stopped, regained his usual composure, and knelt down to kowtow to Zhao Huan.

After pleading, he continued to plead, but his voice still carried a trace of excitement: "Your Majesty, it's reinforcements, and the reinforcements have moved!" ”

"What?" Hearing this, Zhao Huan suddenly stood up from the throne. "Reinforcements moved? Where are the reinforcements? ”

Yu Chaoen said happily: "It's just now."

Just now, according to the Tsing Yi Wei on duty at the head of the city, there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of King Qinwang in Huainan, Shandong, and Zhongyuan Province, and now they have fought with the Manzhen army. ”

"Where?" Zhao Huan was overjoyed and asked.

"In the southeast of the capital, Anhemen, the two sides fought fiercely, and now the victory is not divided, but although the war has not ended, the officers and soldiers outside the city have killed countless enemies. Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty! ”

The cabinet members were no longer silent, and they all knelt down to congratulate him: "Your Majesty is blessed with all the heavens, and the ministers congratulate Your Majesty!" ”

This news made the emperor's tense mood a lot more relaxed, and he laughed loudly: "Hahaha, it seems that there are still loyal ministers in the world!" ”

He glanced coldly at His Royal Highness's cabinet ministers, and then said: "Spread the decree, set up the peace gate, I want to personally go and watch the battle, and see how my Dayun athletes killed the enemy!" ”

Yu Chaoen was puzzled: "Your Majesty, now that the war over there has not stopped, it is too dangerous to go now, Your Majesty should focus on the dragon body, so let's wait." When the war is clear, it is not too late for Your Majesty to go to the city again! ”

The opportunity to show his loyalty and patriotism has come, and the cabinet scholars have also advised: "Your Majesty's dragon body is important, and I hope Your Majesty will think twice!" ”

Zhao Huan snorted coldly: "Hmph, my Dayun's soldiers are fighting ahead, how can I live in the palace in peace, I don't need to say anything." If any of you are brave, come with me to the city to watch the battle, and cheer for my Dayun athletes! Those who have no courage can go home by themselves, and I will not force it! ”

Zhao Huan ignored them, and after speaking, he took Yu Chaoen and left the Wuying Hall in great strides, leaving these people here.

After the emperor left, Wang Shi, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Li Ruoxi, the second assistant of the cabinet, who had always been politically discordant, glanced at each other helplessly.

Your Majesty has said everything about this, who can not go? Who wouldn't dare not go? If anyone dares to go home, he is afraid that before the front foot has stepped into the house, the holy decree of the back foot to take the house will arrive.

So the cabinet scholars had to follow the emperor's ass and go to the top of the city.

Now that there is a war, the people of Beijing are staying at home and dare not go out, and there is not even a figure on the lively street in the past. However, this also saves trouble, and the emperor does not have to clear the streets when he travels.

The unimpeded emperor's guard of honor soon came to Anhemen in the southeast of the capital, and the commander of the Tsing Yi Guard and the generals above the city tower were already waiting here.

The emperor ascended the city, and the Tsing Yi Wei commanded Qian Tong to lead the crowd to pay homage to welcome the holy driver.

"All the ministers are flat!" Zhao Huan no longer cares about paying attention to these false courtesies, and waved his hand to let everyone be exempted.

"Qian Tong, how is the war going now?" The Emperor asked a little anxiously.

Qian Tong can be in charge of Tsing Yi Wei and grasp the secrets of the world, so he is naturally the real henchman of today, otherwise the emperor would not call him by his name.

Qian Tong replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the two sides in the city have been fighting for a long time, and now the outcome is undecided. Just before His Majesty arrived, the reinforcements took advantage of the loosening of the Manzhenbu army's defense line and dispatched cavalry, and the Manzhen army also dispatched cavalry to intercept it. ”

Emperor Zhao Huan asked, "How is the scene?" ”

"The situation is still unclear, and it is difficult to draw conclusions." Qian Tong replied.

"However, among the reinforcements, our generals were extremely brilliant, not only fighting with their own arrows, but also beheading an enemy chief under his horse with a single blow. As a result, the morale of our army is great, and the situation

It is already dominant. ”

The emperor looked happy and said with a smile: "It's rare, I've only heard that people are brave, but I never thought that I Dayun still has such a good general, and it really grows my military might." Where are the generals? Finger and look! ”

Qian Tong pointed to the battlefield under the city and said, "Your Majesty, please see, this person is the one under the handsome banner!" ”

The battlefield is still far away from the city, Zhao Huan has been reviewing and reading day and night all year round, and his eyesight is far worse than back then, even if he squints his eyes, he can't see clearly: "Who can tell me what is written on the flag?" ”

The generals of the forbidden army with good vision beside the emperor hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the big flag is embroidered with a forest character." As for the official titles above, because they are too far away and the characters are too small, the ministers can't see it clearly! ”

"The surname is Lin!" The Emperor groaned in a low voice.

After thinking about it, Zhao Huan didn't expect that there was a general surnamed Lin in the court.

"Qian Tong, do you know who among these leading generals in Huainan, Shandong, and Central Plains is surnamed Lin?"

Qian Tong began to recall the case of the three generals in Tsing Yi Wei, but the surname Lin is not uncommon, and there are no fewer generals surnamed Lin among the three roads.

Moreover, after the siege of the capital, the connection between Tsing Yi Wei Zhenfu Si and the hidden piles in the world was almost severed, which made him not know who the generals sent by the various provinces of the world were, so he was not sure which the generals under the city were.

It's just that the emperor didn't dare not answer when he asked, so he could only kneel on the ground and honestly replied: "The minister doesn't know, don't dare to speak falsely, please ask Your Majesty to lower his responsibility!" ”

The reason why the emperor favored Qian Tong was because of his loyalty and would not deceive himself. Otherwise, with money and talent, how could the emperor hand over such an important position as the commander of the Tsing Yi Guard.

As a courtier, as long as you firmly grasp one loyal word, the others are relatively less important.

So although he didn't get the answer he wanted, the son of the Zhao family was not so angry.

He said in a tone of distraction: "Get up! If you don't know, you don't know, you just need to pay attention in the future, how can you talk about reducing responsibility? ”

"But I've given you a chance, and you should cherish it. Next time, I don't want to hear my Tsing Yi Guard commander say two words to me again! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qian Tong secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then stood up.

Qian Tong can't be afraid, with His Majesty's temperament, if he wasn't still a little loyal, he wouldn't be so useless. It is estimated that he has been stripped of his black yarn and thrown into the edict prison.

And how terrible his own Zhenfu Division prison is, I'm afraid that no one can know better than him, the commander of the Tsing Yi Guard. No matter who you are, don't think about it if you don't take off a layer of skin after you go in. It is no exaggeration to say that in the edict prison, living is torture, and being able to die is a luxury.

Soon after the emperor arrived in the city, the news that the emperor and his cabinet had come to the city to watch the battle had already reached all the ministries. Where did the officials in the ministries dare to hide at home, they were all on their way.

It didn't take long for the tower above the Anhe Gate to be full of court officials in crimson official robes. As for those below the third grade, they can only stand far away after saluting the emperor.

The capital has been peaceful for a long time, from the emperor to the hundreds of officials, all came here to watch a war with their own eyes, which can be said to be something that has not been done in hundreds of years.