In the palace study room, Emperor Zhao sat at the table, his eyes staring at the map on the table, Li Ying stood aside, Lian Po sat on the chair below drinking tea, the whole room was quiet, after a while, Emperor Zhao raised his head and looked at Lian Po and said: "Lian Qing's family, you come to analyze with me what Zhao Tuo's intention is, right?" ”

Lian Po saw that Emperor Zhao asked him, straightened his body, and replied: "Back to the emperor, the old minister only knows that he is openly resisting the decree, no matter what the reason is, it is not enough to offset the crime, and it should be severely punished."

"I heard that Zhao Tuo is taking refuge in Zhao Wumen, can Lian Aiqing know if this matter is true or false?"

"The old minister doesn't know about this"

Emperor Zhao smiled, and looked at Lian Po with a meaningful gaze, as if he had seen through that Lian Po was not telling the truth, "This person has some ability, I am quite impressed with him, but what you said about Lian Qing's family is right, no matter what, if this person dares to openly disobey my will, he must be punished, Li Ying."

"The Minions Are In"

"Let the people from the Inspection Division rush to Yanyun City to find out the situation, and then draw up a will to arrest Zhao..."

"The Emperor"

Before Emperor Zhao finished speaking, a little eunuch rushed in and shouted.

"Presumptuous" Li Ying stepped forward directly and slapped the little eunuch twice: "There are no rules, you dare to interrupt the emperor, don't you want your head?" ”

The little eunuch trembled with fright, and immediately knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing and pleading: "The slave deserves to die, the emperor spares his life."

Although Emperor Zhao was a little displeased, he did not punish the little eunuch, after all, he was not a grumpy faint monarch, and waved his hand: "What's the matter, just say it"

"His Royal Highness the eldest prince and His Royal Highness the third prince asked to see the emperor at the same time, claiming that they had something important to report, and the servants hurriedly ran in, disturbed the emperor, and asked the emperor for forgiveness"

Zhao Huang snorted coldly and said, "The two of them are positive, it seems that they have put a lot of effort into finding out the news on weekdays, so pass the two of them in."

"The slave is going", the little eunuch finished speaking, and got up from the ground in a panic and retreated out of the door.

"These two sons of mine don't let me worry" Emperor Zhao looked at Lian Po and suddenly said this, Lian Po smiled and did not reply.

After a while, Zhao Wen and Zhao Wu walked in, knelt on the ground side by side and greeted Emperor Zhao: "Erchen to see his father"

Zhao Huang squinted at the two of them, and said lightly: "Get up"

After the two got up, they saluted Lian Po again.

"Say, you two are in such a hurry to enter the palace, do you have any urgent matters to report to me?"

Zhao Wen and Zhao Wu looked at each other, both waiting for the other party to speak first.

When Emperor Zhao saw the two of them like this, he was a little angry, and his tone became cold: "What? Is it so anxious to come in to see me, is it just to say nothing here? Zhao Wen, you are the elder brother, you can say it first"

The eldest prince Zhao Wen was named by Emperor Zhao, and had to take a few steps forward and said: "Back to my father, my son heard that Zhao Tuo, the county guard of Yanyun City, openly resisted the order, not only did not send troops to follow General Lian Feng to Yan to support, but also sent troops to prevent General Lian Feng from entering the city. ”

"You are in such a hurry to enter the palace to see me, is this what is going on?"

"Father, the son thinks that this matter is not a trivial matter, this is related to the safety of my Zhao country, my father thinks deeply, when our country sent troops to Yan country, the Xiongnu must have known, and our country has a grudge, so this war of aid Yan, we must just want to repel the Xiongnu, can only win but not defeat, otherwise once the Huns destroy the Yan country, they will inevitably attack me because of our country's troops to aid the Yan country, but it was originally 50,000 soldiers into Yan to support, but at this time, because of Zhao Tuo, the thief resisted the order, Refusing to send troops led General Lian Feng to lead 20,000 soldiers in Yudu City into Yan to support, so the chances of repelling the Huns were greatly reduced, so people who do not take the safety of the country to heart are no different from plotting rebellion, the father must be severely punished, otherwise he will inevitably have other people to learn from him, as the prince of my Zhao State, I saw the stakes clearly, and I was concerned about the safety of our country, so I couldn't wait to come to meet my father", the eldest prince Zhao Wen said a lot impassionedly.

"Brother Huang, is it a bit arbitrary to convict people of plotting rebellion without ascertaining the truth?"

"So sloppy? Do you know that General Lian Feng led the soldiers of Yudu City to be stationed outside Yanyun City for more than four days, summoned him Zhao Tuo many times, but he Zhao Tuo refused to send troops, do you know that General Lian Feng wanted to enter the city to meet him face to face and ask the reason, but he also sent troops to block him outside the city gate, is this still hasty? What is this not blatant disobedience? Didn't you know that the order given by General Lian Feng was the will of his father? ”

"Brother Huang, you must know that Zhao Tuo is not openly resistant, there is a reason why he does not send troops, Yanyun City is the largest city in the north of my Zhao Kingdom, and its location is close to that of Yan State Qi State and Wei State, not to mention the huge forces on all sides, rampant bandits and bandits, as the county guard of Yanyun City, the first consideration must be the safety of Yanyun City, if you send 30,000 defenders of Yanyun City, there are only 5,000 soldiers left in the city, if the bandits and bandits take the opportunity to attack the city, they will definitely not be able to defend, once Yanyun City is lost, he Zhao Tuo will inevitably come to see him, Father, son, thought that this was the reason why he Zhao Tuo did not send troops"

After hearing this, the eldest prince Zhao Wen smiled at Zhao Wu and shook his head, "Zhao Wu, because you are still familiar with military books on weekdays, don't you know that the high walls of Yanyun City are thick?" How capable can a mere bandit or bandit dare to attack a city? Don't you think it's ridiculous to say that? Zhao Tuo ignores the safety of the country and the will of his father, shouldn't such a crime be beheaded? ”

"Brother Huang, don't forget the State of Qi and the State of Wei not far from Yanyun City, can Brother Huang guarantee that the State of Qi and the State of Wei know that the garrison of Yanyun City is empty, and will not send troops to take the opportunity to attack?"

"Qi has had very good relations with our country for several years, how can it be possible to suddenly send troops to occupy our city? As for the Wei State, it is far away from Yanyun City, if it really sends troops to attack Yanyun City, during this period, our secret agents will inevitably find it in advance, and then it will not be too late to transfer troops from neighboring counties to defend, so what are you worried about? ”

"Isn't the imperial brother ignorant of the trickery of the soldiers? If other nations really want to come and attack, how can it be so easy for you to find out the traces? ”

"Yanyun City has thick walls, even if there are only 5,000 defenders in the city, other countries need to send tens of thousands of troops to attack, how can they easily hide the traces of the itinerary with so many troops?"

After the third prince Zhao Wu heard this, he smiled and stared at Zhao Wen with his eyes: "Brother Huang, have you forgotten that a few months ago, the Huns sent a large army to Tianmang Mountain to destroy the 10,000 Black Flag Army under the command of General Lian?" Can the imperial brother tell me why so many Huns were ambushed near Tianmang Mountain at that time, but our scouts did not know about it? After speaking, he bent down to Emperor Zhao and said: "Father, the Wei State has expanded everywhere in recent years, and the east and west are fighting, and the sons think that they have to be prevented, Yanyun City is an important city in the north of our country, if it is lost, it will inevitably shake the court, and the sons think that Zhao Tuo, the county guard of Yanyun City, is a crisis prevention, and he must ensure the safety of Yanyun City as the county guard of Yanyun City, although he did not act according to his will, but it is excusable, and the sons asked his father to send someone to find out the situation around Yanyun City first, and then make a decision."

Lian Po's originally calm face, who was sitting quietly on the side, also changed slightly after hearing someone mention the more than 10,000 soldiers of the Black Flag Army who died in battle.

After hearing this, the eldest prince Zhao Wen pointed at Zhao Wu in a little anger and shouted: "You are a bunch of nonsense, how can you ...... if you openly resist the decree and disrespect it?"

"Okay, shut up" Emperor Zhao interrupted the eldest prince Zhao Wen, and said with a displeased face: "You two have to argue endlessly every time you encounter something, I am tired of listening, so let's step back first, I am free to decide on this matter."

The two glanced at each other, and the eldest prince Zhao Wen bent down and saluted with some unwillingness: "The son of the minister retires", Zhao Tuo is also a big help to the third prince Zhao Wu, originally he planned to take this opportunity to get rid of him, but he failed to do so, waved his sleeves at the third prince Zhao Wu and left the study.

"Erchen retired" Zhao Wen also immediately withdrew.

After the two of them left, Emperor Zhao looked at Lian Po and asked, "How does Lian Aiqing think this matter should be handled now?" ”

"Everything obeys the emperor's holy will"

"I received news the day before yesterday, saying that Emperor Yan had reused the famous general Le Yi of Yan last month, and ordered him to go to Huguan to defend the Huns, the results were remarkable, the Hun army attacked the city many times were repulsed, and the long-term attack also led to a sharp drop in the morale of the Hun army, and there was a hidden intention of retreating. "

"Le Yi is indeed one of the top generals in Yan Kingdom, and the old minister also admires his ability to lead the troops."

"Although it is my will to send troops to support Yan Guo, but Yan Yun City is an important city in the north of my Zhao State after all, and there is no room for mistakes, although Zhao Tuo's move disobeys my will, but if it is really for the safety of Yan Yun City, it is not unforgivable, Li Ying, the next will is to reprimand Zhao Tuo, the county guard of Yan Yun City, and then send people from your inspection department to go around Yan Yun City to investigate whether other countries have snooped on Yan Yun City."

Lian Po picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea with a calm expression, when Emperor Zhao asked him how to deal with this matter just now, he had already guessed that the emperor was not going to punish him heavily. Previously, he hurriedly ordered to send 50,000 soldiers to support Yan Guo because Yan Guo was in a critical situation, but now seeing that Yan Guo sent Le Yi into battle to temporarily stabilize the war situation, Emperor Zhao didn't want to send troops to Yan to support, and this time Zhao Tuo's move just gave him an excuse.

Li Ying said with a little embarrassment after hearing this: "Your Majesty, the old slave's inspection department is really no one to send now."

After hearing this, Emperor Zhao glared at Li Xuan and said, "You have no one to send, don't you send someone to go?" By the way, the Western Patrol Division that Zhao Kuo set up earlier should have been established, right? You go and tell him to send someone."

Li Ying became even more embarrassed after hearing this, Emperor Zhao didn't know Zhao Kuo's situation, he Li Ying knew it clearly, he was really busy these days, and he hadn't even sent him the five thousand taels of silver yet, thinking that Zhao Kuo was so short of silver, not to mention that the West Patrol Division had been established, it must be that no one had even been recruited, but Li Ying didn't dare to explain these words to Emperor Zhao, if Emperor Zhao knew, he would inevitably be punished for the crime of incompetence, and he would inevitably suffer a meal of flesh and skin.

Just thinking about how to open his mouth in Li Ying's mind, Emperor Zhao saw that his face was difficult, and he didn't speak for a long time, so he asked sharply: "What?" Difficult? ”

"Your Majesty, the slave is thinking, after all, His Royal Highness Naxi Patrol Division has only been established for a few days, and the recruited people have only been trained for a few days, so it is a little difficult to take on this important task if they are sent out to investigate the situation in such a hurry?"

"What's the trouble of sending some people to find out? A few days of training is enough, and I didn't let Zhao Kuo go in person, so it's decided, you just have to tell me the truth."

"The slave obeys the order", Li Ying stiffly responded, thinking that he would go to Zhao Kuo's side later to see the situation, if he had already recruited people, it would be the best, and he would just need to simply teach them some things that they needed to pay attention to when they investigated, if he hadn't recruited people yet, then he could only find a way to transfer some people back from other places to Yanyun City.