Yuan Langjun stayed in the public mansion for more than a day, "training" the newly collected sister flowers, and in this not long time, the news from the front finally caused an uproar in the Shendu court.

From the Qingbian Provincial Governor, Jian'an Wang Wu Youyi's urgent military report, the battle of Dongxia Shigu, the Great Zhou army was defeated, and more than 40,000 soldiers of the front army were destroyed, Wang Xiaojie was only spared, and Su Honghui, the head of the rear army, led more than 10,000 remnants of the rear army to retreat to Lulong.

Such bad news made the emperor suffer a heavy blow, and his plan to solve the Khitan border trouble before the beginning of Xia was completely frustrated. Wu Cao's good mood immediately dissipated, and he canceled the plan to go to Longmen to enjoy the tour, and that night, the empress summoned Di Renjie into the palace at night, and Yuan Hui was the governor.

The defeat report on the front line made Wu Cao angry, and the gap between her hearts was particularly large, and she had been waiting for good news since this time, and everyone knew that there was even a celebration banquet in the Taichu Palace......

The empress has lost a lot of face this time!

And Di Renjie's report poked out the "inside story" of the defeat, and the words "snake spirit" completely angered Wu Cao. From Youzhou in the past to Pingzhou today, there have been many petty troubles, collusion between inside and outside, communication with foreign countries, and playing with the imperial court. Especially because of some forbidden secrets, the empress was even more angry.

After a stormy reprimand, most of the ministers and elders were taken aback, and even Wu Sansi was not spared. In addition to being angry, he couldn't help but calm down and clean up the mess ahead.

According to Wu Youyi's report, after Wang Xiaojie led the remnants of the army to retreat to Lulong, Sun Wanrong attacked the city with victory, but failed, and temporarily retreated due to fatigue. As for Yang Xuanji, who led the partial division, he completely lost the news, and there were internal thieves who betrayed him, so the situation was not very good.

Wu Youyi, then the soldiers of Jizhou Yuyang, did not move forward. Of course, the general manager of Wuda gave a reason, and the results of the battle in Dongkip Shigu caused the army to be unstable and did not dare to move lightly.

When the country is in trouble, the ministers are in trouble, and after a little discussion, a consensus was quickly reached in the court. Di Renjie naturally took on the heavy responsibility as expected, commanded the troops to the north to support, investigated the treacherous rebellion, organized the army against the enemy, and stabilized the situation in western Liaoning.

Di Fatpang was appointed as the general manager of the march of Hebei Province, the governor of Youzhou, the military and political affairs of the five states of Youyou and Ji, and controlled the armies of Hebei. The power is terrifying, and Wu Cao's trust in him is also terrifying, and no foreign minister has ever been able to be entrusted with such power by the emperor. Although Lou Shide served as the firefighting governor for a few months at the end of last year, his treatment with Di Renjie cannot be compared.

And Wu Youyi, unexpectedly, was recalled by Wu Cao, and the small abacus played by the king of the Wu clan failed. Regardless of the facts, at least on the surface, Wu Youyi's performance this time was too bad. The commander-in-chief of the three armies, the command is not effective, he is afraid of the war, he can't fight the enemy outside, he can't set the army inside, and he also deceives and teases for a small night, and loses the face of the court, and most importantly, the face of the emperor.

As for Qiu Jing, who was responsible for the heavy transfer and did not fulfill his responsibilities, he was escorted by the edict to change the court. Wang Xiaojie, who fought a big defeat, was fortunate to be exempted from blame this time, and still took the old position, leading the remnants of Lu Long's army to defend against revenge.

Probably really angry with the news of the defeat ahead, Wu Cao decided to put down government affairs and go to Shangyang Palace to recuperate for a while. In fact, if the national situation is like this, where can we rest, it is just a place to listen to politics. However, the scenery of Shangyang Palace is beautiful, the flowers and trees are not autumn, and it is suitable for all seasons, but it is a blessed garden, which is beneficial to the body and mind.

Guanfeng Palace, on the Lijing Terrace, Wu Cao was dressed in a simple plain robe, holding the carved railing, looking at the northwest. The empress's expression was calm, as if all her anger and resentment had been vented, but the glimmering gaze that emanated from those old eyes was still extremely sharp.

Shangguan Wan'er took care of the affairs in hand, ascended to the platform, accompanied the king, and saw that the emperor was "worried", and called in a low voice: "Your Majesty." ”

did not get the emperor's response, Wu Cao still looked north in the wind.

"The last time Youzhou went against the odds, Di Gong broke in the first month, and he was shocked. Although the situation is more serious and the situation is more treacherous, I believe that with Di Gong's ability, the case will be clarified, and there will be a peace ...... thistle," Shangguan Wan'er said with relief.

"Di Huaiying's ability, I naturally believe that he will not disappoint me!" Wu Cao finally reacted, and he was full of confidence in Di Fatpang. After pondering for a while, Fang Youyou sighed: "Rotten wood can't be carved, and the wall of dung can't be smashed!" ”

Shangguan Beauty was smart and immediately understood the emperor's meaning, and said tentatively: "Your Majesty is angry with King Jian'an? ”

The Empress was silent.

This spring, Wu Yao set up a good stage for Wu Youyi, but unfortunately Wu Youyi failed to sing this scene, and the result was really bad. It is not said that Wu Youyi is rotten wood and mud, but it is not enough, the emperor still did not mess up in terms of knowing and employing people, and the Khitan matter, under normal circumstances, even if he is a man in Wu Youyi, he can also make achievements.

It's just that there are thieves and cowards on the outside, and treacherous and evil on the inside, and it is really difficult to accomplish things. Of course, the empress also knows that she can't blame all the martial arts, but she will inevitably be angry.

What Wu Cao is really angry about is really the traitors who are doing trouble internally. The empress knew in her heart that the snake spirit's rebellion against the party was the main cause of this defeat, but a snake spirit alone was not enough to cause such a bad consequence. In the military and political system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, those "anti-military elements" also made a lot of efforts.

As far as Wu Cao knows, in this crusade army, there are many people who disobey the yang and the yin and drag the military behind. Before, Xue Jichang was sent north to supervise the army and pick those who were afraid of war and avoided war.

"Why are men in this world not used to seeing women as emperors?" Suddenly, Wu Cao let out a sigh.

A hint of surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes, Shangguan Wan'er looked at the empress standing with her back hand, lowered her head, and didn't dare to respond rashly.

"What about Xiao Qingfang?" The empress obviously only sighed inexplicably, slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and asked.

"The Internal Guard Mansion reported that Xiao Dage had already left the Shendu and went to Huainan, saying that there were traces of the snake spirit rebelling against the party......" Shangguan Wan'er said.

"Huainan? Hum! Di Huaiying knows that the snake spirit is making waves in Liaoxi, and she is still in Huainan, which is really different! The empress's tone was full of anger: "This Xiao Qingfang, I am too tolerant of her?" Don't remember her crime of ineffective suppression, and give her a chance again and again, but this snake spirit is more and more suppressed, but the crime is getting bigger and bigger? ”

Wu Cao didn't think that Xiao Qingfang was the head of the snake spirit, but he was already extremely dissatisfied with the Xiao.

After thinking about it for a while, the empress flicked her sleeves and ordered: "Spread the message, let Xiao Qingfang return to the divine capital immediately." In addition, let Huang Shengyan temporarily lead the internal guards to chase and suppress the snake spirit, including...... Check the internal guards! ”

"Yes!" Don't dare to slack off, Shangguan Beauty hurriedly responded.

Looking at Wu Cao's murderous appearance, she knew that the empress had a murderous intention.