The Eastern Expeditionary Army was defeated, Gao Yu was killed, it was midnight when the news came, the ministers hurried to the palace, and urged the eunuchs on duty several times to report quickly, but they did not see the emperor summoned, and the eunuchs on duty could not ask to see the emperor, they rushed to the outside of the emperor's sleeping palace, but no matter what they said, the eunuchs and the inner guards guarding outside the palace were not allowed to enter the palace.

The eunuch on duty had no choice but to report back to the ministers,

The ministers asked urgently, "Has my father-in-law ever explained that it is an urgent military situation of the Eastern Expeditionary Army?" ”

The eunuch replied helplessly, "Of course I said it, but those people said that even if the sky falls now, the saint doesn't want to see anyone." Why don't people wait until dawn and the holy ascension is early? ”

The ministers were not in a hurry, and after discussion, it seemed that they had to ask Empress Zheng to come out, and then asked the eunuch on duty to beg Empress Zheng on their behalf, begging her to ask for the saint.

But who expected, Empress Zheng listened to the words of the eunuch on duty, but sighed and asked him to tell the ministers that she couldn't help with this matter, so it was better to wait for the early dynasty.

After listening to the words of Empress Zheng from the eunuch on duty, the ministers realized that something was unusual, but they were helpless, and they didn't dare to go back to the palace, so they all waited outside ......the palace and waited, waited, waited, waited, waited.

What happened to the Emperor? What could be more important than military intelligence? This matter has to start from the long, it turns out that there is a prostitute in Tokyo, Master Li, who is not only born like a fairy, but also has unparalleled talents, Tokyo's literati and scholars, sons and grandsons are all eager to compete for a kiss Fang Ze, and finally even the emperor Zhao Ji heard about her,

Zhao Ji is so suave, how can he endure loneliness when he hears that there are such famous prostitutes in Tokyo? So he went out of the palace in micro clothes under the guidance of Gao Yu and others to find out, and as a result, he was shocked when he saw Master Li, and the six palaces Fan Dai were all overshadowed by her comparison, and since then Zhao Ji has been deeply trapped in the gentle township of Master Li, and later on, he only felt that it was very troublesome to go out of the palace all day long, and it was not safe, so he simply let the personal eunuch Zhang Di secretly build a secret passage, which could go directly from the palace to Master Li's residence, and since then he has met with Master Li every night, so unhappy.

Not many people know about this matter in the palace, and the eunuchs and inner guards around the emperor naturally know that they know that there is no emperor in the palace they are guarding now, so naturally they will not go in to report if there is a big matter. And Empress Zheng, as the master of the harem, also knew about this, so as soon as Empress Zheng heard the words of the eunuch on duty, she understood that the emperor must have gone to meet Master Li again, and she was helpless about this, so she could only continue to pretend to be confused.

Let's say that Zhao Ji returned to the palace through the secret passage after a night of romance, and it was still early at this time, so Zhang Di served and fell asleep again, waiting for the morning dynasty to start getting up again. And Zhang Di then withdrew from the palace, and when he appeared outside the house, the eunuchs, palace maids and guards knew that the emperor had returned.

Zhang Di yawned, the emperor was going to be merry and happy, but he didn't close his eyes all night, he waved to the side, and immediately several eunuchs walked over and saluted him,

"Nothing to do tonight, right?" Zhang Di asked in a shrill voice,

"Replying to your words, Liu Tou, who was on duty at the palace gate tonight, came to ask for it several times, saying that the Eastern Expeditionary Army had an urgent military situation, and several ministers were waiting outside the palace to meet the saint, and I sent them away."

"Oh? What about the Crusade? Zhang Di raised his eyebrows, "Didn't Lord Gao just send the good news a few days ago?" The Holy One was very happy. It's only been a few days and there has been another good news? Speaking of this, he said to himself, "The Holy One has just rested, so let's wait for the morning court." ”

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As soon as the time of the early dynasty arrived, Zhao Ji finally yawned and went to the court, but before his butt could sit firmly on the dragon chair, Zheng Juzhong had already hurriedly played, "Shengshang, the big thing is not good, the Eastern Expeditionary Army is defeated, and Xuanfu makes Gao Yu ...... Captured and executed by thieves! ”

As soon as these words came out, the Manchao instantly fell silent, and even a needle could be heard falling on the ground.

Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, and the sleepiness on his face began to fade rapidly, "You...... What did you say?! His face was full of astonishment and disbelief,

"Holy ...... The Eastern Expeditionary Army was defeated, and Gao Yu was martyred! Zheng Juzhong bowed his head deeply,

"How is this possible!" Zhao Ji roared loudly as if he had been suddenly ignited, "A few days ago, I just received his good news, he went down to the three states in a row and conquered the ...... of the thieves' lair, this is impossible!" ”

"Your Majesty," Cai Jing sighed, "Gao Yu fell for the thief's plan, and rushed to be surrounded by the thief, this is ......, the emperor please calm his anger, now the top priority is to think of a countermeasure quickly, now the thief army is huge, the Daimyo's Mansion, Yingtianfu and other state capitals along the way are insufficient, if you don't want to find a way, I'm afraid of ......,"

"When did you get this news?" Zhao Ji's face was full of anger, "Why don't you report it early?!" ”

Zheng Juzhong hurriedly said, "The ministers rushed to the palace overnight when they got the military information last night, but ......,"

Zhao Ji then understood, last night? I wasn't in the palace at all last night, so how could they see me? Zhao Ji couldn't help but regret it in his heart, but now is not the time to regret it, Cai Jing's words are very clear, if the thieves attack at this time, with their current momentum, the consequences may be unimaginable!

"What now?" Zhao Ji tried to control his emotions, looked around the hall, only saw that all the ministers were there, but only Gao Yu's figure was missing, he remembered the past with Gao Yu, remembered the common efforts in the Keju career, remembered the infinite happiness he brought to himself, Zhao Ji couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart, and also a little trance, I saw that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military you said a word, arguing and arguing, but no one had any helpful suggestions,

"The minister suggested, raise the army to attack again, the thieves are currently exhausted from the war, and they will be able to ...... in another battle,"

"No! Where do we have the money to fight another war now? The north has to use money to prepare for the Northern Expedition, and the west of the Western Xia has been constantly moving, and it is also necessary to be vigilant, and it is also necessary to use money, and the southeast counterinsurgency is also more disadvantageous, and the imperial court now has no money to prepare for another battle. ”

"This money can be squeezed from the Northern Expedition, or you can send envoys to stabilize Western Xia, and you can also levy taxes ......,"

"Taxing? Do you still let the common people live?! ”

"Guozuo is in trouble, which one is the most important?!"

"Okay, it's rich, where do the soldiers come from?"

"There are still more than 100,000 forbidden army troops in Daimyofu, Yingtianfu and other places, and there are more than 100,000 ...... in the Jingshi,"

"The elite led by Gao Yu has been defeated, if we lose again, what else can we use to defend the Jingshi?! Who can protect the Holy One?! ”

"What then? You have a way! ”

"I ......, in short, I have to think long-term!"

"The minister suggested ......,"

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Zhao Ji suddenly felt very annoyed, annoyed, he slapped the dragon chair hard, the noisy court instantly quieted down, and the courtiers stood in fear, not daring to speak,

Zhao Ji's cold gaze looked at it, and finally fell on a person's body, and his heart couldn't help jumping, just now this person has always stood quietly and never spoken, with his intelligence and intelligence, it is extremely unusual,

"Zhao Liangsi, what's your idea?" Zhao Ji asked hopefully, this Zhao Liangsi can come up with a "Lianjin to destroy Liao" for himself, and there is a way to achieve the great plan of recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun that the ancestors and ancestors have never done, and now in such a crisis, he should also have a countermeasure, right?

Everyone's eyes instantly focused on a corner, on Zhao Liangsi's body,

Zhao Liangsi's face was calm, and he saluted Zhao Ji, "The minister does have a strategy, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

Zhao Ji said with joy in his heart, "Zhao Aiqing said quickly." ”

Zhao Liangsi raised his head and said word by word, "Recruit...... Quiet! ”